Gregory Winston Slayton is an American author, diplomat, professor, businessman, and philanthropist.

Born in Ohio, Slayton now resides in Hanover, New Hampshire with his wife and children. His next book "Be A Better Dad Today!" is being published by Regal Publishing for Father's Day 2012 (www.BeABetterDadToday.com). Slayton continues to work as a venture capitalist through his firm Slayton Capital and is the lead US Director for BioMass Capital (www.BMCM.us). He is also a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Leadership at UIBE Business School in Beijing. He also is a member of the faculty at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and lectures at both the Harvard Business School and Stanford's GSB as well.

Slayton was appointed by President George W. Bush as the United States Consul General and US Chief of Mission to Bermuda, a position he held for four years from his swearing in by Secretary of State Rice on August 15, 2005 until August, 2009. Slayton was extended twice by the Obama Administration. He also received the Distinguished Foreign Service Award from members of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Bobby Slayton (born May 25, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian known as "The Pit Bull of Comedy" and Yid Vicious. Slayton, a native of Scarsdale, New York, is probably best known for a supporting role in the 2001 film Bandits, and as a frequent guest on The Adam Carolla Show.

He played Joey Bishop in the 1998 movie: The Rat Pack and a character named simply "Slayton" in The Mind of the Married Man.

He was also featured in the Sensitivity Training episode of Penn & Teller's Bullshit: Season 6

Slayton lives in Los Angeles with his wife; they have one daughter, actress Natasha Slayton.