Director of AI & Venture Ecosystems in Microsoft’s Office of the CTO, where he designs and leads cross-company initiatives integrating innovation, product development, and community engagement. With over twenty years of experience launching and scaling ventures across enterprise, deep tech, and social impact ecosystems, he brings a multidisciplinary background as a developer, educator, lawyer, entrepreneur, and venture builder. Taylor also helps shape the Catholic University of America’s Leonum Institute, dedicated to exploring the intersection of AI, innovation, and authentic human flourishing.