Michael Fulton
Director of Government Affairs and Business Diversity Development, memphis-shelby county airport authority
Michael Fulton is the Director of Government Affairs and Business Diversity Development for the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA). In his role, Fulton is responsible for the overall leadership of MSCAA’s Business Diversity Development (BDD) functions, which are designed to increase opportunities for minority-owned, woman-owned, and local small businesses. Fulton is also responsible for managing the governmental affairs functions for the airport, maintaining relationships with government officials or their key staff and providing oversight of local, state and federal initiatives.
He has more than 10 years of experience in government and served as a Senior Legislative Assistant in the U.S. House of Representatives. He served as the primary advisor for a Member of Congress on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and provided strategic guidance on aviation, highway, transit and rail policy.
Fulton was honored by the Memphis Business Journal in 2018 with the “Top 40 Under 40” award. Professional organizations include the American Association of Airport Executives and the Government Affairs Council with the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce. He also serves on the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) Board of Commissioners and is a member of the Memphis Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Fulton is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, where he received a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree in Political Science.