As President of ACI-NA, Gregory O. Principato oversees the leading association of airports and airport-related businesses in North America, which enplane nearly all of the domestic and international airline passenger and cargo traffic on the continent.  He has served in that position since June, 2005.

Principato's involvement in aviation and transportation infrastructure spans more than 30 years. He has worked on transportation issues for two senior members of the U.S. Senate:  J. Bennett Johnson (D-LA) and Joseph R. Biden (D-DE). After leaving the Senate, he worked for Virginia Governor Gerald L. Baliles. From 1991 till 2005 he was a Trade and Transportation Specialist for the law firm Hunton & Williams.  In 1993, Principato served as the Executive Director of the National Commission to Ensure a Strong Competitive Airline Industry (National Airline Commission).

A graduate of the University of Notre Dame (B.A. in Government), Principato also earned an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Chicago.

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