Brian E. Sandoval

Brian E. Sandoval is President of the University of Nevada, Reno. He served two terms as the Governor of the State of Nevada, having held office from 2011 to 2019, and was Chairman of the National Governor’s Association from 2017-2018. Prior to serving as Governor, he served as a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Attorney General of Nevada, Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission, member of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board, and was a member of the Nevada Assembly for four years. Outside of his government service, Mr. Sandoval was the President of Global Gaming Development of MGM Resorts International from 2019 to 2020, a senior fellow at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, as well as a Distinguished Fellow of Law and Leadership at UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law. Mr. Sandoval is a member of the Board of Directors of the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada, Renown Health and Resorts World. He is a director of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.