GP McLeer is a father and husband with a professional passion for policy, process, and community. He is the Mayor of Fountain Inn, Director of Public Policy & Community Engagement at Together SC, and Co-Founder of Pecan Public Relations, LLC.

A South Carolina native, GP is currently in his second term as Mayor of Fountain Inn, South Carolina where he has prioritized transparency and responsible growth for his community of nearly 14,000 residents. He has led the charge on landmark investments totaling over $28 million in city facilities and infrastructure, including system-wide sewer rehabilitation, public works facilities, park revitalizations, fire stations, and Main Street preservation. With a staff of 200 and an annual budget of $40 million, GP works to balance Fountain Inn’s small town charm with rapid growth.

During his tenure, the City has won statewide awards for its Main Street Grant Program, Sanctified Hill Park renovation, and historic revitalization projects.

GP has spent nearly all of his professional career in the nonprofit sector and currently serves as the Director of Public Policy & Community Engagement for Together SC, the state’s nonprofit association. There, he monitors policy at all levels of government that impact the nonprofit sector, works with nonprofits across the state to engage them in advocacy work, and leads the planning of one of the southeast’s nonprofit conferences, the SC Nonprofit Summit.

GP co-founded Pecan PR in 2021, a boutique firm that specializes in helping nonprofit organizations strengthen, or launch, their advocacy work, plus event planning, governance, and communications. The firm has assisted organizations in various sectors including statewide associations, early childhood, conservation, housing, homelessness, and public libraries. Notably, through Pecan PR, GP manages the Upstate Mobility Alliance, an initiative of Greenville Connects, where he works to advance transportation solutions across the region.

GP was appointed by Governor Henry McMaster in 2025 to South Carolina’s State Workforce Development Board. He is the President of the Association of SC Mayors and is the Vice Chair of Greenville-Pickens Area Transportation Study. He is also a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s Rural Investment Collaborative Steering Group.

Additional current board and committee service includes:

• Municipal Association of SC - Legislative Committee

• Keep Laurens County Beautiful (Board Chair)

• College of Charleston School of the Arts Council

He is a 2025 Riley Mayor Design Fellow, a 2025 Riley Institute DLI Fellow, and has been named one of the area’s “50 Most Influential” and “Best and Brightest Under 35” by Greenville Business Magazine. GP was also selected for the inaugural Hunt Institute State Policy Fellowship in South Carolina.

GP is a graduate of the College of Charleston where he was awarded the 250th Anniversary Young Alumnus Award.

He is married to his wife, Taylor. Taylor works in the nonprofit education and advocacy space, and runs her own professional team coaching business. Taylor and GP have one daughter, a cat, a dog, and a flock of backyard chickens.