Johnny C. Taylor Jr. is a lawyer, author, and executive serving as President and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest HR professional organization with nearly 340,000 members across 180 countries. He leads efforts shaping global workforce policy, culture, and the future of work. A graduate of the University of Miami and Drake University, Taylor has held senior HR and legal roles at companies including Paramount Pictures, Blockbuster, IAC/InterActiveCorp, Compass Group USA, and the law firm McGuireWoods. He previously served as President and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (2010–2017), advancing HBCUs, and chaired President Trump’s Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Taylor engineered a major financial turnaround at SHRM and authors the USA Today column “Ask Johnny.” His national bestseller “RESET: A Leader’s Guide to Work in an Age of Upheaval” (2021) offers insights on leadership amid change.
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