Greg Principato serves as a Senior Advisor at JTR Strategies, bringing more than four decades of experience working on aviation and transportation policy issues.

Before joining JTR Strategies, Greg served as the 32nd President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA), retiring from this position in September 2023. NAA, founded as the Aero Club of America in 1905, stands as the oldest national aviation organization in the US. The association holds responsibility for certifying US aviation records and oversees many of aviation’s major awards, including the Collier Trophy and the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy.

Prior to his role at NAA, Greg served as President and CEO of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) from 2014 to 2016. Additionally, he held the position of President of Airports Council International, North America (ACI-NA) from 2005 until 2013. In this role, he oversaw the leading association of airports and airport-related businesses in North America, representing the largest of the five worldwide regions of ACI.

Greg’s extensive career includes service on the staffs of U.S. Senators J. Bennett Johnson and Joseph R. Biden, Jr., as well as with Virginia Governor Gerald L. Baliles, a national advocate for transportation infrastructure and the driving force behind the creation of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA).

Greg also served on bipartisan commissions that influenced the trajectory of US aviation. In 1993, he served as the Executive Director of the 15-member National Commission to Ensure a Competitive Airline Industry. This Clinton Administration commission examined ways to rejuvenate the aviation industry, addressing issues such as air traffic control reform, capacity enhancement, federal funding, international air service rights, and foreign investment. Greg was a key architect in shaping the Commission’s recommendation that led to the passage of the General Aviation Revitalization Act, which revitalized the nation’s general aviation manufacturing sector. Additionally, Greg served on the Secure Borders and Open Doors Advisory Commission during the George W. Bush Administration, where he chaired the Ports of Entry Subcommittee.