Ellis G. Foster, Jr.

Director of Government Affairs, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce

The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce recently named Ellis G. Foster, Jr. as the new director of government affairs. Foster previously served as director of economic development for the Mobile Downtown Alliance. Prior to that he was senior advisor to U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures working with elected officials and community stakeholders on policy issues across Alabama’s Second Congressional District.

He also served as the 2024 governmental affairs chair for the Mobile Association of Realtors. A licensed real estate broker since 2019, Foster also served eight years in the Army National Guard as an ammunition specialist.

Foster holds a bachelor’s degree in urban and regional planning, with a focus in construction management, from Alabama A&M University. He is a 2022 graduate of Leadership Alabama’s Alabama Leadership Initiative.