Prof. Gregory S. McNeal

Gregory McNeal, JD/PhD is Chairman of the Board at SailPlan, a tenured Professor of Law and Public Policy at Pepperdine University, an advisor and investor in start-ups, and an expert on technology, law, and policy. He co-founded the aerospace and defense company AirMap, writes a tech policy column at Forbes, and has authored Op-Eds for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Washington Times, among others.  

Dr. McNeal has on multiple occasions testified before Congress and state legislatures about the legal and policy issues associated with emerging technology and has aided state legislators, cities, municipalities, and executive branch officials in drafting legislation and ordinances related to technological advances. He served on the Federal Aviation Administration’s Micro Unmanned Aircraft Systems Aviation Rulemaking Committee, the Federal Aviation Administration’s UAS Registration Task Force, Aviation Rulemaking Committee, and the Remote Identification and Tracking Aviation Rulemaking Committee.