Michael Leavitt

Founder and Chairman, Leavitt Partners

Michael O. Leavitt

Michael O. Leavitt is the founder and Chairman of Leavitt Partners where he advises clients in the health care and food safety sectors. In 1984, he became Chief Executive Officer of the Leavitt Group, a family business that is now the nation's second largest, privately-held insurance brokerage.

In 1993, Leavitt was elected governor of Utah. He served three consecutive terms before joining the Cabinet of President George W. Bush in 2003. Leavitt served in two positions: first as leader of the Environmental Protection Agency (2003-2005) and then as secretary of Health and Human Services (2005-2009). At HHS, Leavitt administered a $750 billion budget- nearly 25 percent of the entire federal budget and 67,000 employees. At the conclusion of his service, the Chinese government awarded  him the China Public Health Award- the first this award has ever been given to a government official.