Neal Lackritz is vice president and chief technology officer at The Toro Company. In his role, Neal is responsible for leading company’s enterprise technology strategy with responsibility for accelerating breakthrough innovations and expanding capabilities in autonomous, electrification and connected solutions.

Neal joined The Toro Company in 2026 from Whisker, where he most recently served as vice president of engineering with responsibility for engineering strategy and development. Earlier in his career, he was vice president of advanced development at Ariens Corporation and held senior technology roles at Genesis Motion Solutions, Apple Inc. and Bose Corporation. 

Neal holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was also a Doctoral Student at MIT.