Tristan Leavitt

Tristan Leavitt is an American attorney serving as general counsel to the Merit Systems Protection Board. In 2019 he assumed the functions of chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board under the title of acting chief executive, due to the lack of a chair – or of any other members – of the board.

Tristan Leavitt
NationalityUnited States
Alma materBrigham Young University
OccupationAttorney

Early life and education

Originally from Idaho Falls, Idaho, Tristan Leavitt attended Brigham Young University (BYU), from which he earned a bachelor's degree in political science in 2007.[1] At BYU, he was student body vice-president.[1][2] He later received 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 United States Congressman Bill Sali, in whose office he was later promoted to staff assistant.[1] He later 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 at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel.[3][4]

Merit Systems Protection Board

In October 2018, Leavitt was appointed general counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).[3] On February 28, 2019, the term of the only remaining member of the three-person MSPB – Mark A. Robbins – expired, leaving the board with no members.[5] Leavitt, thereafter, 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.[5]

Personal life

Leavitt is married and has five children.[1][5][3] He met his wife while both were attending BYU.[6]

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.[7]

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. Ogrysko, Nicole (December 23, 2020). "How one small agency is grappling with the concept of 'reopening'". WFED. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  6. "Office Romances Don't Have to Hurt Business". The Universe. October 19, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  7. "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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