Paul Schaefer assumed the duties as the Deputy Chief of Staff G4 - Facilities, Logistics, and Environment on April 9, 2023. As the G4, he supports the active Army’s global real property portfolio, which includes over 125,000 facilities and 87,000 family housing units totaling 920 million square feet, valued at $747 Billion, impacting all 50 states and 152 countries. Mr. Schaefer oversees the management of Army-wide, Housing, Energy, Environment, Critical Infrastructure, Chemical Surety functional programs, and logistics activities to effectively execute AMC's strategic support area mission. This results in the Army maintaining high levels of readiness and providing safe, reliable, and affordable facilities, infrastructure, and housing for the Active Army’s 485,000 soldiers, their families, and 245,000 civilians.He previously served as the Deputy Director AMC G4 from March 2021-April 2023. Prior to joining AMC, Mr. Schaefer served as the Facilities Director for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) from October 2007-March 2021. During his tenure, MDA’s global workforce experienced high quality and reliable facilities, operations, and services as tenants on Army, Navy, and Air Force installations and Department of State properties geographically dispersed across the world. Mr. Schaefer has more than 31 years of professional experience in a range of leadership roles in the federal government. He began his career as a co-op student in 1992 and has enjoyed numerous challenging assignments, to include: Chief, Facilities and Logistics, Joint Analysis Center, HQ USEUCOM, RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom April 2002-October 2007; Chief, Engineering, Plans, Services/Base Master Planner, 235th Base Support Battalion, Ansbach, Germany, March 1998-April 2002; Structural Engineer, US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, March 1992-March 1998. Mr. Schaefer graduated with honors from Bowie State University with a Masters in Public Administration in 2007 and also received a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of New Orleans in 1992. Mr. Schaefer is a member of the Acquisition Core and is certified in Facilities Engineering. Mr. Schaefer received a variety of awards to include: Department of Defense Armed Forces Civilian Service Medal; Department of the Army Superior Civilian Service Medal; Superior Civilian Service Awards. Mr. Schaefer is married to Monique and they have two children. He is a loyal New Orleans Saints fan and enjoys hiking, culinary arts, and community service in his free time.

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