2022 Getzen Lecture on Government Accountability

presented by

Tristan Leavitt
Member, Merit Systems Protection Board

Tristan L. Leavitt was confirmed as a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) on March 1, 2022. Previously, he served as MSPB’s General Counsel and as the agency’s acting chief executive and administrative officer. Before joining MSPB, Mr. Leavitt served at the Office of Special Counsel as the Principal Deputy Special Counsel, including time as Acting Special Counsel. Prior to OSC, he worked for eight years on Capitol Hill, conducting congressional investigations of government waste, fraud, and abuse and handling various transparency and accountability legislative issues.

WHEN:

Wednesday, November 9, 2022
2:00 pm  |  Lecture
3:00 pm  |  Reception

WHERE:

Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries
Auditorium, Room 271
300 S. Hull Street
Athens, GA 30605
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EVENT PARKING:

Parking for off-campus visitors is available in the Hull Street parking deck at an hourly rate. Enter the south entrance near Baxter Street. Exit on Level 3 of the deck to take the pedestrian bridge to the quad in front of the Special Collections Library.

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ACCESSIBILITY:

Requests for accommodations for those with disabilities should be made as soon as possible but at least 7 days prior to the lecture.

QUESTIONS:

Lauren Ledbetter at [email protected] or 706-975-8443

The Getzen Lecture on Government Accountability, an annual lecture series presented by the Department of Public Administration and Policy is made possible by UGA alumni Katherine Getzen Willoughby (PhD ‘91) and Dan Hall Willoughby, Jr. (JD ‘86) in honor of her parents, Evangeline Sferes Getzen and Forrest William Getzen, lifelong advocates of public service and education.

The Getzen Lecture on Government Accountability is part of the university’s Fall 2022 Signature Lecture Series.