BRIGADIER GENERAL CHRISTOPHER D. BISHOP

Principal Director for Plans, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense

Brigadier General Christopher D. Bishop is Principal Director for Plans, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. He is responsible for advising the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy on matters pertaining to the development of United States national security and defense planning. General Bishop oversees the development of guidance for military campaign and contingency plans as well as the processes for the review and assessment of plans. He is also responsible for overseeing the United States global defense posture and international agreements related to United States forces stationed overseas, the Office of the Secretary of Defense's role in global force management and adaptive planning and execution. Additionally, General Bishop was the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense in Policy for Plans from 24 February 2012 through 16 April 2012.

Prior to joining the Office of the Secretary of Defense, he served as the Vice Director for Operations, Plans, Logistics and Engineering (J3/4V), United States Joint Forces Command. He was responsible for planning, coordinating and scheduling the mobilization and deployments of United States Joint Forces Command forces in support of ongoing global operations in all combatant commands. He established and maintained partnerships among the combatant commands, services, joint forces command service components, Office of Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff on J3/4 issues. General Bishop provided focused strategic direction, engagement and supervision of United States Joint Forces Command logistics and engineering efforts in support of the command's mission priorities of global force management, strategy and policy, joint training, capability and concept development. He was the command's lead to develop and execute the comprehensive integrated planning of information technology, information technology security, real estate and asset accountability and transition, knowledge management, information management and related areas for the United States Joint Forces Command disestablishment.

General Bishop was commissioned in 1979, through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Vermont. He served in the Active Component and in 1983 joined the Vermont Army National Guard. He has served in all levels of command and staff including at the brigade level. He deployed as company commander of a 213-member combat support engineer equipment company to Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait for Desert Storm. In the Vermont Army National Guard, General Bishop has served as Army Chief of Staff, Troop Commander, Joint Task Force Commander for the 2007 potential Vermont flooding, Commander, Information Operations Training Support Center and battalion commander. He was tasked by The Adjutant General and Vermont's Governor to conduct a comprehensive security and vulnerability assessment of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant post-9/11 resulting in significant security enhancements.

EDUCATION:

1979 University of Vermont, Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Burlington, Vermont
1982 Webster University, Master of Arts, Management, Saint Louis, Missouri
2005 United States Army War College, Master of Strategic Studies, by Seminar

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. August 1980 - August 1981, Platoon Leader, C Company, 299th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Fort Sill, Oklahoma
2. August 1981 - June 1982, Equipment Platoon Leader, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 299th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Fort Sill, Oklahoma
3. June 1982 - September 1983, Engineer Staff Officer, Contract Inspection Branch, Directorate of Engineering and Housing, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
4. September 1983 - February 1984, United States Army Reserve Control Group
5. February 1984 - June 1984, Operations and Training Officer, Detachment 2, Headquarters, State Area Command - Vermont, Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vermont
6. June 1984 - April 1985, Facilities Engineer Officer, Detachment 2, Headquarters, State Area Command - Vermont, Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vermont
7. April 1985 - June 1985, Assistant Chief, Logistics Branch, Detachment 2, Headquarters, State Area Command - Vermont, Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vermont
8. June 1985 - October 1985, Facilities Engineer Officer, Detachment 2, Headquarters, State Area Command - Vermont, Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vermont
9. October 1985 - August 1989, Area Engineer, Detachment 2, Headquarters, State Area Command - Vermont, Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vermont
10. August 1989 - November 1990, Commander, 131 Engineer Combat Support Equipment Company, 86th Troop Command, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont
11. November 1990 - June 1991, Commander, 131 Engineer Combat Support Equipment Company, 109th Engineer Group, 7th Engineer Brigade, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait
12. June 1991 - September 1991, Commander, 131 Engineer Combat Support Equipment Company, 86th Troop Command, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont
13. September 1991 - November 1993, Commander, 131 Engineer Combat Support Equipment Company, 86th Troop Command, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont
14. November 1993 - December 1993, Director of Personnel and Community Affairs, Detachment 2, Headquarters, State Area Command - Vermont, Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vermont
15. December 1993 - September 1994, Executive Officer and S-3, 1345th Engineer Battalion (Provisional), Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont
16. September 1994 - June 1996, Director of Personnel and Community Affairs, Detachment 2, Headquarters, State Area Command - Vermont, Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vermont
17. June 1996 - July 1997, Logistics Plans Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont
18. July 1997 - January 1999, Defensive Movement Coordinator, Headquarters, State Area Command, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont
19. January 1999 - March 2000, Mobilization Operations Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont
20. March 2000 - March 2002, Commander, 2nd Battalion, 124th Regiment (General Studies), Training Institute, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont
21. March 2002 - September 2004, Commander, Information Operations Support Center, Regional Readiness Training Center, Northfield, Vermont
22. October 2004 - March 2006, J-6, Joint Forces Command, Vermont National Guard, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont
23. April 2006 - October 2008, Commander, 86th Troop Command, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont
24. November 2008 - January 2009, Chief of Staff, Vermont Army National Guard, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont
25. January 2009 - April 2009, Lead National Guard Planner and Senior Advisor, J4, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
26. April 2009 - May 2009, Chief of Staff, Vermont Army National Guard, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont
27. June 2009 - September 2011, Vice Director for Operations, Plans, Logistics and Engineering, United States Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia
28. October 2011 - Present, Principal Director for Plans, Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

General Bishop worked in senior management for 21 years as the Senior Vice President, Director of Administrative Services for Chittenden Corporation - a Northern New England banking company with banks and offices in five states and Montreal, Quebec. After leaving the bank, he was the chief executive officer of a small multi-state private business for nearly 2 years.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

American Society of Civil Engineers
Army Engineer Association

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

The Silver Order of the deFleury Medal, The Army Engineer Association
Registered Professional Engineer (Vermont)

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 19 May 1979
First Lieutenant 31 March 1981
Captain 1 August 1983
Major 16 June 1992
Lieutenant Colonel 15 November 1996
Colonel 8 April 2002
Brigadier General 19 August 2009

(Current as of August 2012)