Michael B. Wixom, Chair

District 6 - Clark County

908 Evening Dew Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89110
Phone: (702) 437-1738
E-mail: michael_wixom@nshe.nevada.edu

Regent Michael Wixom was appointed by Gov. Kenny Guinn to serve on the Board of Regents in 2005, and was elected in 2006. He is the representative for Clark County, District 6.

He was elected chair of the Board of Regents in June 2007. He also serves serves on the ad hoc Technology Committee.

He was born and raised in Blackfoot, Idaho. After graduating from Blackfoot High School, he attended Idaho State University, where he majored in political science and economics. He graduated from Idaho State University with a bachelor of science degree in 1980, earning High Honors.He later attended the University of Utah, College of Law, graduating in 1986 as a William L. Leary Scholar, and was a member of the Utah Law Review.

He has practiced law in Las Vegas, Nevada, since 1986, and is a shareholder in the law firm of Smith Larsen & Wixom. His areas of practice include banking, real estate finance and commercial transactions.

He and his wife, Heidi, have six daughters, and two grandsons.