Peter J. Taylor,
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Peter J. Taylor was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer by the University of California Board of Regents on March 19, 2009.
Taylor has held a number of senior positions in investment banking, most recently at Barclays Capital, where he served as Managing Director of Public Finance. In this capacity he was responsible for the West Coast region, overseeing 15 investment banking professionals. Prior to Barclays Capital, Taylor served in senior positions in other large, complex organizations including with GTE California. His professional experience encompasses governmental work and over six years in the California Legislature including as chief of staff to Mike Roos, majority leader for the State Assembly. Taylor also has previous personal experience with UC, as a graduate and active alumnus of UCLA and as a former alumni representative on the UC Board of Regents.
Taylor currently serves on the Board of Directors of the J. Paul Getty Trust as a member of the audit, finance and investment committees; on the James Irvine Foundation Board of Directors, where he is vice chair; and on the UCLA Foundation Board of Directors (through June 2009). Previous board and commission service includes Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2004 California Performance Review Commission, the California Student Aid Commission (2000-2002) and the UC Board of Regents (alumni representative 1998-2000).
As UC's systemwide Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Taylor is responsible for overseeing all aspects of financial management at the 10 campuses, five academic medical centers and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory managed for the Department of Energy by the UC Office of the President. Responsibilities include oversight on accounting and financial controls, risk management, strategic sourcing, tax compliance, payroll coordination and long range financial planning. In addition, he will be responsible for external relationships with rating agencies, investment houses, banks, financial auditors and financial regulators.
Taylor holds a BA in Political Science from UCLA and a Masters in Public Policy Analysis from Claremont Graduate University. He is also a Coro Foundation Fellow.