Joe Thomas

NextMark Credit Union

Joe Thomas is President and CEO of NextMark Credit Union in Fairfax, Virginia. Serving in that role since 1999, he has coordinated the design and implementation of strategic plans to maximize the growth of NextMark through the successful development and introduction of new products and services—with an emphasis on a major expansion of financial services.  

He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), Credit Union Mortgage Association (CUMA) and the Virginia Credit Union League (VACUL).

Joe has a strong background in international development work and a long history with World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU). In 1985, he served as a Peace Corps training director in Malawi before joining World Council’s international development team there in 1987.

His duties for WOCCU included developing management and support services for the Malawi Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (MUSCCO). That included strengthening field-service performance by conducting strategic and tactical planning sessions, and directing training in financial analysis, audit services, risk management, insurance and computerization.

Since 1990, Joe also has served as a consultant for World Council on development projects in Malawi, Lesotho, Kenya, Dominica, Belarus and—most recently—Estonia in 2019.

Joe holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Averett University and a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Affairs from Assumption College.