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A lifetime of leadership and community service

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Bob Foster
A lifetime of leadership
and community service

Bob Foster is a widely-respected business leader, community activist and devoted family man who has lived in Long Beach for many years. Bob and his wife Nancy have been married for 37 years and have two grown sons and three grandchildren.

Bob has worked at Southern California Edison since 1984, first heading a local office and eventually becoming president of the company in 2002. Under Bob's leadership, Edison developed the largest renewable, clean energy programs (solar, geothermal, biomass and wind) in the country.

Before his work with Southern California Edison, Bob worked for the California State Senate and the California Energy Commission where he helped develop legislation that established statewide energy efficiency standards. A graduate of San Jose State University, Bob has an undergraduate degree in Public Administration and PhD level coursework in political theory. Always an active supporter of kid's sports, Bob coached his son's Little League teams for 10 years taking one of the teams to the Little League World Series in 1983.

Bob has worked hard to support many local community groups like the Public Corporation for the Arts and International City Theatre. Bob served as a trustee of the California State University System. He also is a member of the Long Beach Public Library Foundation and Friends of the Long Beach Library, and is active on the board of the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific and the Advisory Board of Long Beach Memorial Miller Children's Hospital.