Tristan Leavitt

Tristan Leavitt is an American attorney serving as a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board, former acting chair of the board and, former general counsel to the board.

Tristan Leavitt
Member of the United States Merit Systems Protection Board
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 4, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Personal details
BornIdaho Falls, Idaho, U.S.
Children5
EducationBrigham Young University (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Early life and education

Originally from Idaho Falls, Idaho, Leavitt earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Brigham Young University in 2007.[1] At BYU, he was student body vice-president.[1][2] He later earned a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University.[3]

Career

Early career

After graduating from BYU, Leavitt was hired as an intern in the office of Congressman Bill Sali, where he later was promoted to staff assistant.[1] He then interned at Human Rights Without Frontiers before working on the staff of the United States House Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and as principal deputy special counsel and acting special counsel at the United States Office of Special Counsel.[3][4][5]

Merit Systems Protection Board

In October 2018, Leavitt was appointed general counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board.[3] On February 28, 2019, the term of the only remaining member of the three-person MSPB expired, leaving the board with no members.[6] Leavitt then assumed unitary control of the board's non-exclusive functions in accordance with continuity of government plans the board had enacted the last time it had members.[6]

On September 2, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Leavitt to serve as a member of the MSPB.[7] Leavitt was confirmed on March 1, 2022 and took office three days later on March 4.

Personal life

Leavitt is married and has five children.[1][6][3] He met his wife while both were attending BYU.[8]

In 2013, he served as president of the BYU Political Affairs Society, a networking group of BYU alumni sponsored by the BYU department of political science.[9]

References
  1. Bandes, Jillian (August 10, 2007). ""Be All You Can Be" on Capitol Hill". Roll Call. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  2. "Living A BYUSA Lifestyle". The Universe. November 28, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  3. "MSPB Announces Appointment of New General Counsel". mspb.gov. Merit Systems Protection Board. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  4. "Tristan Leavitt". wm.edu. College of William and Mary. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  5. "OSC Welcomes New Principal Deputy Special Counsel" (PDF). U.S. Office of Special Counsel. 20 September 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-29. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. Ogrysko, Nicole (December 23, 2020). "How one small agency is grappling with the concept of 'reopening'". WFED. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  7. "President Biden Announces Two Key Nominations". whitehouse.gov. The White House. 2 September 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  8. "Office Romances Don't Have to Hurt Business". The Universe. October 19, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  9. "BYU Political Affairs Society to Kick-Off Inaugural National Conference this Week". UtahPolicy.com. May 13, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
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