Working in Financial Services since 2011, Taylor joined Sledge & Company in 2014, where he served as Director of Planning before becoming a Partner in 2021. Having developed and marketed multiple businesses—from coffee to the automotive industry—Taylor understands the entrepreneurial mindset and its unique landscape. For Sledge & Company, Taylor drives corporate strategy and helps clients create and manage buy-in and change within their organizations and families that is lasting and meaningful. He is a Financial Advisor, holding Series 6 (Investment Company and Variable Contracts), Series 7 (General Securities Representative), Series 63 (NASAA Uniform Securities Agent State Law), and Series 66 (NASAA Uniform Combined State Law) licenses. He is also licensed in Life, Accident, and Health.
Taylor earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he was elected to the Honor Code Committee, and received a Bachelor of Arts in Development Economics from the University of the South in Sewanee, TN, where he played Varsity Soccer. He also holds certificates in Governing Family Enterprises and Single-Family Offices from Kellogg.
As a proud Jacksonian, Taylor returned to his hometown with his wife Ana, their daughters, Lilly and Dot, and their yellow labs, Stevie Nicks and Marsha. He is a Trustee of St. Andrew's Episcopal School, a Regent of the Corporation for St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral, a Director of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, and has worked with various family business councils. When he is not outnumbered at home, Taylor plays in a weekly soccer league where he pretends he’s still in college and quickly finds out he's not.