He currently serves as a selectman on the town board of Richmond, Massachusetts, and is an adjunct professor at Columbia University's School of Professional Studies.
[2] He soon transitioned to a role at the law department of Metromedia, where he was responsible for writing up and negotiating contracts for various TV and radio broadcasting organizations.
When Metromedia closed down its entertainment division, Pilson transitioned to a new role at the law department of the William Morris Agency.
[3] When he turned down the role at HBO, he encouraged the company to hire Michael Fuchs, his William Morris Agency colleague, instead.
As Pilson stated, this new role "was a bigger deal, more money, a car and a driver, and better access to the company plane, but it wasn't as much fun.
[5] Throughout his presidency with company, he helped to negotiated a number of major broadcast agreements with CBS's most important sports franchises, which included the World Figure Skating Championships, PGA, the US Open Tennis, The Masters, NASCAR NCAA Basketball, MLB and the NFL.
[6][7][8] Pilson also helped CBS acquire the domestic television broadcast rights to the 1992, 1994, and 1998 Olympic Winter Games during his second term.
[21] Neal Pilson and his wife, Frieda, have long supported a number of major charitable organizations and educational institutions.
He was a board member of the organization's Greater New York Chapter, and, as a result of his work, the March of Dimes Sports Luncheon now raises millions of dollars each year.
She also served as a director of the National Theater of the Deaf in Chester, Connecticut, and as a member of the historical commission of the town of Richmond, Massachusetts.
[2] Their son, Michael Pilson, won a gold medal in ice hockey at the 1995 World Winter Games for the Deaf in Ylläs, Finland.