Johnny C. Taylor, Jr.

Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, is President and Chief Executive Officer of SHRM. With nearly 340,000 members in 180 countries, SHRM impacts the lives of more than 362 million workers and their families globally.

As a global leader in the future of employment, culture, and leadership, Mr. Taylor is a sought-after voice on all matters affecting work, workers, and the workplace. Recognized as one of the “300 Most Influential Executives in Corporate America” for 2024 by 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘺 Magazine and one of the “Most Influential People Shaping Public Policy” in our nation’s capital by 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 Magazine, Mr. Taylor is frequently asked to testify before Congress on critical workforce issues and authors the weekly 𝘜𝘚𝘈 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 column, "Ask HR."

Mr. Taylor's career spans over 20 years as a lawyer, human resources executive, and CEO in not-for-profit and for-profit spaces. He has held senior and chief executive roles at IAC/InteractiveCorp, Viacom's Paramount Pictures, Blockbuster Entertainment Group, the McGuireWoods law firm, and Compass Group USA. Most recently, Mr. Taylor was the Thurgood Marshall College Fund's President and Chief Executive Officer.

He is the author of the national bestseller, 𝘙𝘌𝘚𝘌𝘛: 𝘈 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘜𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘭, which immediately upon its release in September 2021, was in the top three of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭’𝘴 list of best-selling hardcover business books.

Mr. Taylor is a United Way Worldwide Board of Trustees member and serves on the corporate boards of XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO), Flores & Associates, and Guild Education. He previously served on the White House American Workforce Policy Advisory Board and as chairman of the President's Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities during the Trump Administration.

The Women Business Collaborative (WBC) named Mr. Taylor as one of its 2023 Trailblazers in Gender Equity and Diversity for his work to achieve equal position, pay and power for all women in business. In 2020, he received the Distinguished Executive of the Year Award from the Academy of Management, and he was named 2021 ALA Professional Society CEO of the Year by 𝘊𝘌𝘖 𝘜𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦.

He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources and is licensed to practice law in Florida, Illinois, and Washington, D.C.