Payne has served as President of FMC since June 2022. Before that, he served on the FMC Board of Directors in various capacities, including as President-Elect and as Chairman of the Audit Committee. He is President of Three Ridges Group, a real estate development company in Charlottesville, Virginia. From 1998 to 2020 he was the co-founder and President of McGuireWoods Consulting, a national public affairs firm and a subsidiary of the prestigious McGuireWoods law firm. Payne served 5 terms in the United States Congress, representing the 5th Congressional District of Virginia. He served on the House Ways and Means Committee, Budget Committee, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the Veterans Affairs Committee. Prior to his Congressional service, Payne was the developer of the highly acclaimed Wintergreen Resort community in Nelson County Virginia, where he served from 1973 - 1988 as Chairman and President of Wintergreen Development. During this time, he consulted with Bankers Trust Co. in New York City on real estate projects throughout the United States. Payne served as an officer in the United States Army Corp of Engineers from 1967 to 1971, including being stationed abroad in South Korea.