Johnny C. Taylor Jr.
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. | |
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| Born | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
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| Occupations | President and chief executive officer, Society for Human Resource Management |
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| Website | johnnyctaylorjr www |
Johnny Clayton Taylor, Jr. is an American lawyer, author and public speaker who is the president and chief executive officer of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). He was previously president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), which represents the 47 publicly supported historically Black colleges and universities in the United States.
From 2018 to 2021, Taylor was chair of President Donald Trump's Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, in addition to serving on the White House American Workforce Policy Advisory Board. He is a member of the United Way Worldwide Board of Trustees, as well as serving on the corporate boards of XPO, Inc., Flores HR, and Guild Education. Taylor is also a trustee of Jobs for America’s Graduates, and was previously vice chair of the University of Miami.
Taylor writes a USA Today column and hosts a podcast on topics related to human resources. A longtime public speaker, he has also testified before Congress on workforce issues.