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Gregory S. McNeal, JD/PhD, is a tenured Professor of Law and Public Policy at Pepperdine University and the co-founder of drone software company AirMap. He is an expert on topics related to technology, law, and policy.

Dr. McNeal served on the FAA’s UAS Registration Task Force, the Micro UAS Aviation Rulemaking Committee, and the Remote ID and Tracking Rulemaking Committee.

He is a nationally recognized commentator for Forbes, and a frequent keynote speaker at industry events and academic conferences related to drones and other topics related to technology, law, and public policy. He chairs the Emerging Technology Working Group of the Regulatory Transparency Project.

Can Government Keep Pace with Emerging Technology?

By Greg McNeal
In Innovation, Law and Public Policy, Media Appearances
October 30, 2017

On the eleventh episode of the Free Lunch podcast, I partnered with Mercatus Senior Research Fellow

A Vision For The Future Of Drones

By Greg McNeal
In Drones, Law and Public Policy, Presentations, Keynote Speeches & Expert Appearances
October 25, 2017

On October 26, 2017 I will participate in and moderate a discussion at the Commercial UAV Expo Ameri

Greg McNeal Appointed To FAA Aviation Rulemaking Committee

By Greg McNeal
In Drones, Law and Public Policy, Presentations, Keynote Speeches & Expert Appearances
October 1, 2017

Earlier this year I was appointed to the Federal Aviation Administration's Remote ID Aviation Rulema

McNeal To Moderate White House Drone Policy Session

By Greg McNeal
In Drones, Featured, Law and Public Policy, Presentations, Keynote Speeches & Expert Appearances, Privacy
August 2, 2016

Dr. Gregory S. McNeal was selected by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to co

Commercial Drones Cleared For Takeoff

By Greg McNeal
In Drones, Featured, Law and Public Policy, Presentations, Keynote Speeches & Expert Appearances
June 22, 2016

Set to go into effect in August, the new rule will allow thousands of entrepreneurs and small busine

McNeal Appointed to FAA Rulemaking Committee

By Greg McNeal
In Drones, Featured, Law and Public Policy, Presentations, Keynote Speeches & Expert Appearances
March 21, 2016

Professor Gregory McNeal, who is also the co-founder of AirMap, was appointed to the Federal Aviat