About me
Gordon Fellows serves as President and CEO of the Mississippi Bankers Association (MBA), the state’s unified voice for the banking industry for over 135 years. He oversees all aspects of the association, including the MBA’s policy advocacy and Government Relations initiatives. In addition to leading the MBA’s advocacy efforts at the Mississippi State Capitol and working closely with the Mississippi Congressional Delegation, he also works with the national banking trade groups to support industry issues at the federal level. Active in both state and federal industry affairs, Fellows currently serves on the American Bankers Association (ABA) Voter Education Fund and is past member of the ABA BankPac Committee. He is also a former Federal Delegate Board Member for the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and has served on the ICBA Bank Operations Committee and Digital Assets Subcommittee. At the state level, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Business and Political Education Committee, more commonly known as BIPEC.
Fellows also leads the association’s various industry education and professional development programs. He serves in an administrative role and is a member of the faculty for the Mississippi School of Banking at the University of Mississippi and serves as Secretary of the MBA Education Foundation. Fellows is also currently serving as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.
Fellows joined the Association in 2012 after working in the furniture industry for six years. During his career in the furniture industry, Fellows was based in China on two separate occasions working for different companies. During his time abroad, he managed a broad global supply chain, developed strategic sourcing relationships, and oversaw quality control and product development initiatives.
A native of Tupelo, MS, he earned a bachelor’s degree in international studies at the Croft Institute at the University of Mississippi in 2006. During his time at Ole Miss, Fellows was active in various aspects of student life. He was elected Associated Student Body President and was selected to the University of Mississippi Hall of Fame. Fellows is married to the former Sara Hart Rosenblatt, and resides in Madison, MS.
