Mark A. Robbins, Esq. is currently General Counsel of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), a position he also held from 2001-06. Nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the Senate to serve as a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) in 2012, President Trump designated him Vice Chairman and acting chairman in 2017. On December 20, 2018, President Trump issued a memorandum directing Mr. Robbins to serve concurrently in both his positions at the MSPB and OPM.

When nominated to the MSPB, Mr. Robbins was the General Counsel of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. He previously served as a Senior Rule of Law Advisor for the U.S. State Department in Babil Province, Iraq, where he was awarded the U.S. Army’s Commander’s Award for Civilian Service. Mr. Robbins also served as Executive Director of the White House Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board between 2006 and 2008. Prior to his initial service at OPM, he worked in private practice as a civil litigation attorney in Los Angeles, California between 1988 and 2000, and in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel from 1984 to 1988. Mr. Robbins began his career as a Legislative Assistant to two Los Angeles area Members of Congress.

Mr. Robbins earned his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from the George Washington University. In recognition of his extensive professional involvement and leadership in public administration, he was elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration in 2013.