Background
He grew up in Saint Louis, Missouri where he was a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) for seven years.
He grew up in Saint Louis, Missouri where he was a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) for seven years.
In 1968, Bishop received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Saint Louis University where he also studied mathematics and physics. (sociology) in 1971 and a Doctor of Philosophy (sociology) in 1974.
From Michigan State University, he received an Master of Arts Bishop started teaching at Georgia Southern College (now Georgia Southern University) in 1973 where he specialized in social problems and political sociology. Doctor Bishop came to the University of Houston in 2005, after having taught futures studies at the University of Houston–Clear Lake since 1982. Specializing in techniques for long term forecasting and planning, he has published a book on the subject, Thinking about the Future: Guidelines for Strategic Foresight, with co-author Andy Hines.
He delivers keynote addresses and conducts seminars on the future for business, government and not-for-profit organizations.
He also facilitates groups in developing scenarios, visions and strategic plans for the future. Bishop"s clients include International Business Machines Corporation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Nestlé United States of America, Tetra Pak, the Shell Pipeline Corporation, the Defense and Central Intelligence Agencies, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the West.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Texas Department of Transportation, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the Center for Houston’s Future.
Director, Graduate Program in Futures Studies, University of Houston, 2005–2013
Chair, Graduate Program in Studies of the Future, University of Houston–Clear Lake, 1983–1996, 1998–2005
Executive Director, Institute for Futures Research, University of Houston–Clear Lake, 1990–2005
President, Strategic Foresight and Development, 2001–present
Board Member, Association of Professional Futurists, 2001–2007
Planning officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mid-Continent Technology Transfer Center, 1992–1996
Founding member, UHCL Research Institute for Computing and Information Sciences, 1985–1992.
He is a founding board member of the Association of Professional Futurists, and is President of his own firm, Strategic Foresight and Development, which offers education and training in futures thinking and techniques to the corporate market.