Shawn Foster

Shawn Foster brings a wealth of political and government experience to Sunrise Consulting Group. Having worked inside government at the state and federal levels for over twenty-two years, Shawn has built unique relationships and gained powerful knowledge to achieve successes for his clients.

Foster began his political and government career in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. He graduated from Manatee Community College and the USF-Sarasota, where he served as the student body president.

Foster served as Congressman Gus Bilirakis' District Director and Chief Advisor for six years. This experience allowed him to become well acquainted with not only the numerous topics being debated in Washington, but the opportunity to become engrained in the issues facing the Tampa Bay area.

Prior to working for Congressman Bilirakis, Foster served as a Senior Legislative Aide for Senator Mike Fasano. In addition to his work inside government, he has an astute political background as he has managed and consulted on local and state-wide political campaigns for the past twenty years.

Sunrise Consulting Group continues to have tremendous growth. The firm represents clients throughout the Tampa Bay area and the State of Florida. The firm is now one of the top 30 largest lobbying firms in Florida.

Foster is very active in the community and has received several awards for volunteering and philanthropy. He is married to Teresa, and they have three children ages 20, 26, and 30.