Website www.tmcf.org | Name Johnny Taylor, | |
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Alma mater University of Miami, B.S.
Drake University, M.A.
Drake University Law School, J.D. Occupation President & CEO of Thurgood Marshall College Fund Residence Washington, D.C., United States Books The Trouble with HR: An Insider's Guide to Finding and Keeping the Best People | ||
The Emerging Face of Tech Laura Weidman Powers, Code2040 Johnny C Taylor, Jr , Thurgood Marshall Co
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. is an American lawyer, author and public speaker who serves as the President & CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the national organization representing the country’s 47 publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Taylor also serves on the board of Gallup, a research-based, global performance-management consulting company, and the Board of Trustees of The Cooper Union, a privately funded college located in New York City. Since December 2016, he serves as chair of the Cooper Union Governance Committee and as member of the Executive Committee. Along with Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners Chief Information Officer and Cooper Union alumnus Eric Hirschhorn, Johnny co-chaired the school's search committee for a full-time president. Johnny was elected to the Board of Trustees of the University of Miami on May 5, 2017.
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- The Emerging Face of Tech Laura Weidman Powers Code2040 Johnny C Taylor Jr Thurgood Marshall Co
- Early life education
- Career
- Author
- Public Speaking
- Personal life
- References
Early life & education
Taylor was born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He graduated valedictorian of his class at Dillard High School in Broward County. Taylor, an Isaac Bashevis Singer Scholar and honors graduate of the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Science in Communication, went on to earn a Master of Arts With Honors from Drake University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence With Honors from the Drake Law School, where he served as Research Editor of the Drake Law Review and argued on the National Moot Court Team
Career
Taylor was selected to lead TMCF in 2010. Prior to assuming the presidency of TMCF, Taylor worked as a senior executive for IAC/InterActiveCorp – first as its Senior Vice President of Human Resources and then as the President & CEO of one of IAC’s operating subsidiaries. Before joining IAC, Taylor was a Partner in the McGuireWoods law firm; General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Compass Group USA, and he held several senior human resources and legal executive roles with Viacom subsidiaries, Blockbuster Entertainment and Paramount Pictures. Taylor has also volunteered his time to several non-profit/charity boards, including the Drake University Board of Trustees, the University of Miami’s President’s Council, the University of Miami's Board of Trustees, and the YMCA of the USA.
Under Taylor, TMCF has secured several notable partnerships. In March of 2015, Apple Inc. committed $50 million dollars to diversity efforts, $40 million of which creates programming, scholarships and other initiatives for HBCU faculty and students. In January of 2017, the Charles Koch Foundation and Koch Industries announced a $25.6 million gift to TMCF to create the Center for Advancing Opportunity (CAO), which will create research centers on HBCU campuses that administer scholarship and fellowships, and focus on issues facing fragile communities in the areas of education, criminal justice reform, and entrepreneurship. The CAO will also partner with Gallup to create an index to measure sentiment in communities facing these issues.
On June 1 2017, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) named Taylor President & CEO , succeeding Henry G. (Hank) Jackson. Taylor's appointment is effective in November 2017.
Author
Taylor is the co-author of The Trouble with HR: An Insider's Guide to Finding and Keeping the Best People. The book explores the latest thinking in employee relations, compensation and benefits, training, on-boarding, and development practices.
Public Speaking
Past Chairman of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Taylor travels as a business leadership speaker and human resource thought leader and is sought by media outlets such as The Today Show, CNBC, Reuters, HR Magazine, CBS Evening News, Time, Fortune, and The Wall Street Journal
Personal life
Taylor married then-WNBA Player Charlotte Smith-Taylor in 2002. The couple divorced in 2007. Taylor has a daughter, Taylor, and they reside in Washington, DC. Taylor also manages the family's holding company, Taylor Holdings of Broward Inc.