Paul Selva
General Paul Selva retired from the United States Air Force in July of 2019 after 39 years of service. He is an aviator whose operational assignments culminated with command of Air Mobility Command and subsequently United States Transportation Command. Immediately prior to his retirement General Selva served as the tenth Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is a senior advisor to the Sierra Nevada Corporation and Sierra Space, serves on the Board of Directors for the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, on the Board of Directors for Maersk Line, Limited, and as a trustee for the Aerospace Corporation. General Selva also serves on the Board of Directors for Victory Village, a charity established to build a facility to provide for the specific medical and long-term care needs of Wounded Warriors and their care givers as they enter retirement.
General Selva is a member of the Air Force Association, the Airlift Tanker Association, and the National Association of Corporate Directors.
General Selva graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering and holds Master of Science degrees from Abilene Christian University in Management and Human Relations and Auburn University in Political Science. He is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College and served on the first Secretary of Defense Strategic Studies Group.
In his spare time, General Selva can be found hiking and camping on backcountry trails or in his shop building acoustic guitars.