Carolyn Bishop serves Virginia529 as the Chief Operations Officer. In her role, she is responsible for providing executive leadership for the operations of the Agency, including Finance, Information Technology, and Administration.
Bishop joined the team in February 2019, coming from her position as Director of the System and Agency Services division of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, where she managed operations for critical payments applications for the Federal Reserve System.? Also at the Federal Reserve Bank, she served as the Director of Finance and Administrative Services for Business and Technology Solutions. Previously, Bishop was the County Administrator for Powhatan County, Virginia.?
Bishop received her Bachelor of Arts in political science and Master of Public Administration, both from Virginia Commonwealth University. She also possesses certificates in Artificial Intelligence for Business Strategy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Business Management from William and Mary, Nonprofit Management from the University of Richmond, and Strategic Human Resources Management, and Marketing Strategy, both from Cornell. In addition, she serves on the Board for the Virginia Public Building Authority.