NAB Government Relations Head Curtis LeGeyt Named COO

RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, January 16, 2020

Curtis LeGeyt

NAB ups Executive VP/Government Relations Curtis LeGeyt to Chief Operating Officer replacing Chris Ornelas, who'll depart the organization on February 1 to become general counsel for Beasley Media Group. LeGeyt joined NAB in October, 2011 as Senior Vice President and Legislative Counsel, and later took on the role of Senior VP/Public Policy. He was promoted to Executive VP/Government Relations in July, 2015. Prior to joining NAB, LeGeyt served as senior counsel to then Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy.

"I'm grateful for the remarkable accomplishments that NAB has made on behalf of our radio and TV members over the last decade, and Chris Ornelas and Curtis LeGeyt have been instrumental in that success," said NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith. "I will miss Chris Ornelas's wise counsel, good humor and strategic guidance of 'Team NAB' as our COO. He's been a selfless servant, a trusted colleague and a loyal friend during my years on Capitol Hill and at NAB. I'm so proud that Chris has a new opportunity to shine even brighter as Beasley Media's new general counsel."

Smith called the promotion of LeGeyt as successor to Ornelas "a recognition of Curtis's superb management skills, the victories that NAB Government Relations has delivered on Capitol Hill, and his dedication to the mission of NAB and local broadcasting. Given the respect and admiration that Curtis commands among his NAB colleagues and peers in Washington, I'm pleased to reward him with this promotion and am confident in this choice."