Paul Gallo (born February 24, 1953) is an American theatrical lighting designer.

He made his Broadway debut at the age of 27 with Passione, starring Jerry Stiller.

Gallo has received eight nominations for the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design and ten nominations for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design, which he won for the 1992 revival of Guys and Dolls.

Gallo attended Ithaca College on an acting scholarship but soon discovered his aptitude for lighting.

He then went on to study lighting with Tom Skelton and Ming Cho Lee in graduate school at the Yale School of Drama, where he got his MFA.