Mrs. Foster is the retired executive vice president and director of research at Ashbridge Investment Management. She was formerly an investment officer with Smith, Barney, Harris, Upham and the John Hancock Life Insurance Company, where she was the equity health care analyst and director of client reporting and communications. Mrs. Foster was president of the board of the Girl Scout Council of Greater New York and on the national board of the Girl Scouts of the USA.  She was on the finance and executive committees of the boards of the Population Council and the World Wildlife Fund, and served as treasurer of Network 20/20, the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and the Fishers Island Conservancy. She is a former trustee of Connecticut College, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Franklin Institute, where she served on their finance committees.  Mrs. Foster grew up in Hawaii, earned a BA at Connecticut College, studied Soviet literature at the Radcliffe Institute, and received an MBA with honors from Boston University. Mrs. Foster moved from New York City to Palm Beach in 2011. In 2014 she received the Polly Earl Award from the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach for the renovation of her landmarked house designed by Maurice Fatio. Mrs. Foster is a member of the Healthcare Committee of the Palm Beach Civic Association.