Paul Foster is the President of Franklin Mountain Management, LLC.  Through his company Franklin Mountain JFC, LLC, Mr. Foster is a partner in Jordan Foster Construction.

Mr. Foster also serves as a director on the boards of Franklin Mountain Capital, LLC, Franklin Mountain Energy, LLC, Vomaris Innovations, Inc., the El Paso branch of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, and WestStar Bank. He is a former Chairman of The University of Texas Board of Regents, and a former Chairman of The University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO).  Mr. Foster has also served on the Texas Business Leadership Council, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Mr. Foster has received numerous honors, including the Baylor University Distinguished Alumni Award, El Pasoan of the Year by El Paso Inc., Entrepreneur of the Year by the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce, the El Paso Business Hall of Fame award by Junior Achievement of the Desert Southwest, and has twice received the City of El Paso’s highest honor, the Conquistador Award.  Most recently, he was inducted into The Texas Business Hall of Fame.