Tom Shoop

Tom Shoop is a writer and historian who spent more than three decades in journalism. He was editor in chief at GovExec, which produces a series of publications serving public sector managers and executives.

Tom has written hundreds of articles and columns on government management issues, and is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. In 2015, he was inducted into the Media Industry News Editorial and Design Hall of Fame.

Tom is the author of A Place Called Ilda: Race and Resilience at a Northern Virginia Crossroads and Lincoln’s March: The Daring Journey to a Fallen Richmond, both from the University of Virginia Press.