bob ellis is the fulton county commissioner representing district 2

Bob Ellis is the Commissioner for District 2, which encompasses Milton, Mountain Park and large areas of Alpharetta, Roswell, and Sandy Springs.

Elected to office in November of 2014, Bob began his term the following January. He is currently Vice Chairman of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, a position he previously held in 2023-2024 and 2017-2019. He is the Chairman of the County’s Audit Committee and a board member of the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority, the Atlanta-Fulton County Water Resources Commission and the Fulton County Employees Retirement System. Additionally, he serves on the Advisory Board of WellStar North Fulton Hospital. 

On a professional level, Bob is Vice President, National Product Leader for CNA Financial Corporation, a leading property and casualty insurance company. During his 30-plus year career in the insurance industry, he has held a variety of underwriting, management and leadership roles. Bob has extensive expertise in providing risk management services and insurance protection to companies and senior management.

Since elected to the Commission, Bob has been a champion for transparency, rebuilding and strengthening Fulton County infrastructure, improving personnel and purchasing procedures, strengthening County management, and championing a culture of excellent customer service.

Bob has also been a leader in seeking to reform Fulton County’s property tax system and lower tax rates, while sounding a strong voice for improving the County’s delivery of Behavioral Health and Public Health services. Further, he has advanced actionable steps to end the county’s opioid epidemic and to fight sex trafficking.

A native of Commerce, Georgia, Bob graduated with the highest honors from the University of Georgia’s Terry School of Business and is a long-time resident of North Fulton County. Bob and his wife Jennifer have three children and reside in Milton.

Bob is an active long-term member of Northbrook United Methodist Church in Roswell, Georgia where he has served in numerous leadership roles.