Mr. Paul Farnan has been the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment since October 2021; he is also serving as the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment. Prior to his appointment, he served with U.S. Northern Command, performing COVID-19 response operations. He has also served in the operational energy office in the Pentagon and as a senior civilian advisor to the commanding general in Afghanistan, where he focused on civil-military cooperation. He was on active duty for nine years as a Naval helicopter pilot; he is still an officer in the Naval Reserve. Mr. Farnan has a BA in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University, an MA in Environmental Policy from the University of Denver and an MS in Global Energy Management from the University of Colorado, Denver.