Kevin Chisholm grew up in a small town near Albany, N.Y. He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he received a degree in engineering. He moved to Northern Virginia in 1981, and has served as an environmental consultant in energy efficiency and conservation solutions, for private companies and governments. From 2003 to 2010, he was in charge of energy and utilities for Arlington County Public Schools. He is 55, is based in Leesburg and has two daughters.