Todd Haymore
Haymore received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of Richmond, and his Masters of Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. Haymore also completed training at the Performance Management Group's Virginia Executive Institute at Virginia Commonwealth University. In December 2016, during fall commencement ceremonies, VCU awarded Haymore an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters for his contributions to Virginia in economic development and global trade promotion. Haymore began his professional career as a legislative intern to former Virginia State Senator Onico Barker, and later served as a legislative assistant and communications director to Lewis F. Payne Jr. Haymore served as Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services under Governor Tim Kaine. In 2010, Haymore became Virginia's second Agriculture and Forestry Secretary, and was later re-appointed to the position by Governor McAuliffe in 2014. Haymore was appointed Secretary of Commerce and Trade by Governor Terry McAuliffe in September 2016. Haymore was an executive at both Universal Leaf Tobacco Corporation and Alliance One International, two of the world's largest leaf tobacco dealers. A native of Danville, Virginia, Haymore is married to Margaret Cary Lewis. They have three children. The Haymore family resides in Henrico County.
Career
Todd Patterson Haymore is an American civil servant who served as Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade in the administration of Governor Terry McAuliffe. He previously served as the Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry under Governor Bob McDonnell and Terry McAuliffe. Prior to these two posts, he served in then-Governor Tim Kaine's administration in the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.