Gov. Terry Branstad today announced that current governor’s office legal counsel Michael Bousselot will be the next chief of staff to the governor and lieutenant governor. Bousselot’s selection comes after the announcement that current Chief of Staff Matt Hinch will depart the office to pursue an opportunity in the private sector. Bousselot, who became legal counsel in February, was previously a policy adviser to Branstad. Bousselot has advised the governor on issues relating to revenue and health care, among others. Before joining the governor’s staff, the 32-year-old Davenport native worked as an attorney in private practice in his hometown. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2005 and a master’s degree in accounting and business taxation in 2006 from the University of Iowa. In 2009, he received his law degree from Drake University Law School.