Mr. Taylor serves on the public policy committee for Independent Sector, as well as the public policy committee for the National Council of Nonprofits. He serves on the board of Nonprofit Vote. He has previously served on the boards of the Coalition for Human Needs and the Emergency Food and Shelter Program.  Mr. Taylor received the National Assembly’s Spirit of Collaboration Award in 2015.  Mr. Taylor is a volunteer Girl Scout Troop Leader.

Prior to joining United Way Worldwide, Mr. Taylor spent over 10 years working in various capacities as a staff member for four United States Senators, most recently serving for two years as General Counsel to then U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE). Mr. Taylor served as Senior Counsel on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights for six years. Mr. Taylor also served as Chief Legislative Analyst for the Minority Leader in the New Mexico House of Representatives.

Mr. Taylor holds a bachelor of arts in political science from University of New Mexico, and a juris doctor from the University Of New Mexico School Of Law. He is licensed to practice law in New Mexico.