Mason M. Bishop
Adjunct Fellow
Bio
Mason M. Bishop is an adjunct fellow at AEI and the owner and principal at WorkED Consulting LLC, where he works on federal and state workforce development and higher education policies, practices, and programs. Specifically, he focuses on postsecondary training and credentialing, as well as entrepreneurship and workforce development tailored to the high-tech economy.
Mr. Bishop served as deputy assistant secretary for employment and training at the US Department of Labor from 2001 to 2007, during which time he led national workforce policy efforts and initiatives and oversaw key workforce investment programs. Earlier he coordinated the legislative efforts to create Utah’s Department of Workforce Services.
Mr. Bishop has a BA in political science and a master in public administration from Brigham Young University. He completed doctoral coursework in public policy at George Mason University.
