Marshall McAllister Criser III
President - Florida
AT&T

Marshall Criser is President of AT&T in Florida, responsible for managing all of the company's operations in the state. Prior to the merger of AT&T and BellSouth in December 2006, Mr. Criser held the same position with BellSouth.

Mr. Criser has held various other positions with the company including Vice President-Regulatory and External Affairs for BellSouth, Vice President-Regulatory and Strategic Planning for BellSouth International and was Director of State and Agency Relations for BellSouth Corporation in Washington, D.C. He began his career at Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company where he held positions in regulatory, internal audits and comptrollers.

A Florida native, Marshall Criser holds a bachelors degree in business administration from the University of Florida. He has also completed the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD in Fountainebleau, France. He is Chair of the Florida Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Florida Council of 100, Enterprise Florida and serves on the board of directors of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, and IT Florida. Marshall was appointed to the Florida Transportation Commission on March 15, 2006. Locally, he serves on the Executive Committee of the Beacon Council and on the board of the Miami Dade College Foundation and of the United Way of Miami Dade County. He is past President of the Florida Telecommunications Industry Association and the Florida Research Consortium. He and his wife, Kimberly, have four daughters.