Byrd Leavell is Partner and Co-Head of Publishing at UTA. He graduated from the University of Virginia and the Radcliffe Publishing Program. In 2012, he partnered with Scott Waxman to form the Waxman Leavell Literary Agency. He joined UTA in 2017 and now runs the Publishing department along with Christy Fletcher. Over his 20-year career, he has overseen multiple New York Times #1 bestsellers and represents clients such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steph Curry, Fredrik Backman, Sylvester Stallone, Chip and Joanna Gaines, Ali Velshi, Bret Baier, Rich Roll, Rich Paul, Tiffany Haddish, Don Lemon, Constance Wu, A’ja Wilson, Justin Halpern, Santigold, Cat Marnell, Emma Lovewell, Miles Taylor, Matt Gutman, James Rebanks, Guy Raz, Kim and Penn Holderness, Rob Elliott, Neil Strauss, James Rebanks, Drew Magary, Christine Pride and Jo Piazza, Pete Sampras, and many others.