Johnny C. Taylor Jr.

Johnny C. Taylor Jr.
Born	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Miami, B.S. Drake University, M.A. and J.D.
Occupation(s)	President and chief executive officer, Society for Human Resource Management
Spouse	Charlotte Smith ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2007)​
Website	johnnyctaylorjr.com www.shrm.org

Johnny Clayton Taylor Jr. is an American lawyer, author, board member and public speaker who is the president and chief executive officer of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).^[1] 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. In February 2018, President Donald Trump appointed Taylor chair of the President's Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.^[2] He is vice chair of the University of Miami, and trustee of Jobs for America’s Graduates. Taylor sits on the corporate boards of Guild Education, Internet Collaborative Information Management Systems (ICIMS), and XPO Logistics.