{"684125":{"#nid":"684125","#data":{"type":"news","title":"McNeil Named LST Director ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAndy McNeil, BSPP 2021, has been named the permanent director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/lst\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELaw, Science, and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E (LST) program in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMcNeil has overseen the program since 2024, when former Director Chad Slieper moved to the Office of Undergraduate Education to help oversee Georgia Tech\u2019s Leaders in Progress and Service Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs director, McNeil oversees the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/lst\/minor-certificates\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELaw, Science, and Technology minor\u003C\/a\u003E and the Pre-Law and Intellectual Property Certificate programs. He also teaches and provides advice to Georgia Tech students interested in law school and is involved with many student legal organizations and clubs across campus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA 2005 graduate of the Syracuse University School of Law, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/william-mcneil\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMcNeil\u003C\/a\u003E also coaches Georgia Tech\u2019s high-performing mock trial team, ranked No. 10 out of about 800 teams nationwide.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be chosen to lead the very same program that provided me so much encouragement, support, and direction when I was an undergraduate trying to sort out my future,\u201d McNeil said. \u201cI\u2019m excited to continue serving students and helping our Georgia Tech community further explore the intersection or law, science, and technology.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMcNeil has had a varied career outside of Georgia Tech, including as an associate at Morris, Manning \u0026amp; Martin focusing on intellectual property, business torts, and other commercial disputes. Prior to that, he worked in King \u0026amp; Spalding\u2019s intellectual property group. He also co-owned an apparel sales agency.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe is a board member for Blaze Sports America, which seeks to change the lives of children and veterans with physical disabilities through adaptive sport. He also serves on the board of the Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance and the Georgia Tech Bar Association.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAndy McNeil has been interim co-director since 2024.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Andy McNeil has been interim co-director since 2024."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2025-08-25 15:20:47","changed_gmt":"2025-08-25 15:22:58","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672831":{"id":"672831","type":"image","title":"andy mcneil image.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003ELST Director Andy McNeil.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1705938561","gmt_created":"2024-01-22 15:49:21","changed":"1756239679","gmt_changed":"2025-08-26 20:21:19","alt":"Law, Science and Technology Director Andy McNeil","file":{"fid":"256150","name":"andy mcneil image.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/22\/andy%20mcneil%20image.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/22\/andy%20mcneil%20image.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1827036,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/01\/22\/andy%20mcneil%20image.jpg?itok=8rP9fhOJ"}}},"media_ids":["672831"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}