Paul J. Schlise (born 1966)[2] is a retired rear admiral in the United States Navy.

[3] He received a civilian education at Marquette University, earning a bachelor's degree from the College of Business in 1989.

Schlise has been stationed at The Pentagon and graduated from the Naval War College in 2006 with a master's degree in national security and strategic studies.

He became acting commander in December 2018, following the death of Vice Admiral Scott Stearney.

[6][4] Schlise previously served as director of the Surface Warfare Division in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.