James Neal Blue (born 1935) is an American billionaire businessman, and the chief executive officer and chairman of General Atomics based in San Diego, California.

After the stock deal, James Neal and C&W's Arthur T. Cowperthwaite were then elected to the Great Western board.

By February 1972 White amended the statement, indicating he had sold just under half of his shares, but both James Neal and Cowperthwaite would remain on the board.

[5] Neal and Linden acquired General Atomics in 1986 from Chevron Oil for a reported $60 million.

[6] Neal serves as chairman and chief executive officer of General Atomics, which specializes in diversified research, development and manufacturing in defense, energy and other advanced technology arenas.