About Paul Foster
He is a director of TXSE Group and the founder and chief executive officer of Franklin Mountain Investments. The investment company has interests in real estate, energy, private equity, construction, aviation, sports, medical devices and hospitality. He founded and led Western Refining, a Fortune 200 oil refiner and marketer sold to Andeavor in 2016. Andeavor later became part of Marathon Petroleum. He also co-founded Mountain Star Sports Group, owner of the El Paso Chihuahuas, FC Juarez Bravos and El Paso Locomotive.
He is a Baylor College of Medicine trustee, WestStar Bank director and Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission member. He also directs Franklin Mountain Capital, Franklin Mountain Energy, Jordan Foster Construction and Vomaris Innovations. He serves on the Borderplex Regional Economic Alliance executive committee. He was named ERCOT chairman in October 2021 and also chaired UTIMCO. He chaired the University of Texas System regents for four years after eight years as vice chairman. His other service includes the Dallas Fed's El Paso branch, University Lands Advisory Board, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Texas Business Leadership Council. He was founding chairman of El Paso Regional Economic Development Corporation. He earned an accounting degree from Baylor University.
Experience
This experience comes from official bios and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Paul Foster in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.
Key Colleagues at Startups
The people Paul Foster works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.
