Leigh Snell
Leigh Snell is the Federal Relations Director for the National Council on Teacher Retirement (NCTR). NCTR represents 63 governmental pension systems with educators as members.
Mr. Snell came to Washington, DC, in 1972. He joined the staff of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and served as a special assistant to then-Commissioner Elizabeth Hanford, who subsequently married former US Senator Robert Dole (R鈥揔S) and was herself a US Senator from North Carolina. In 1975, Mr. Snell joined the legislative staff of former US Senator Sam Nunn (D鈥揋A). He served there for five years, eventually becoming the Senator鈥檚 Legislative Director, before leaving to help found David Vienna & Associates, which became the first Federal representative for the California Public Employees鈥� Retirement System (CalPERS). He has represented NCTR since 2006. Mr. Snell received a BA in history from Duke University and a JD from the Georgetown University Law Center.
