Mason M. Bishop

Mason Bishop is a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Employment and Training Administration, United States Department of Labor.  In his position, Mason is responsible for overseeing key workforce investment programs, developing and implementing workforce policies and priorities, and assisting with congressional relations and legislative issues.  He also plays a lead role in the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act.

Prior to coming to the Employment and Training Administration, Mason was the Legislative and Marketing Director for the National Association of State Workforce Agencies, where he helped the states with outreach efforts to employers and the public and managed various projects on behalf of the states.

Mason came to Washington from Utah where he was Public Affairs Director for the newly created Utah Department of Workforce Services, a combined agency that integrated the service delivery of all public assistance programs, employment services and job training programs into one department.  He assisted the governor on the legislation that created the department, as well as the implementation of welfare reform in Utah.

Mason graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and a Masters Degree in Public Administration.  He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Public Policy at George Mason University.