He previously served as the Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense and Chief of Legislative Affairs for the U.S. Navy.

During his service, Admiral Faller held multiple operational commands, including of two warships and an aircraft carrier strike group, led the Navy’s 5,000 person recruiting organization, and served as Director of Operations for the United States Central Command. He is a nuclear trained surface warfare officer.

Faller serves on the board of directors of Viken Detection; and on the advisory boards of Sigma Defense Systems, and Excelerate Energy; as a trustee of the Center for Naval Analysis; on the advisory board of the Penn State Applied Research Laboratory; as a distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council; as a Senior Fellow at the National Defense University; and as a Senior Fellow at Florida International University. He also serves as Chairman of the Surface Navy Association Board.

Faller received a bachelor of science degree from the U.S. Naval Academy and a master’s degree in national security affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School.