Stuart A. Taylor founded The Taylor Group LLC and Johnson Consulting Group, Inc. Presently, Mr. Taylor occupies the position of Chief Executive Officer of The Taylor Group LLC.

He is also on the board of Ball Corp., Wabash National Corp., Hillenbrand, Inc. and Youth Guidance.

Stuart A. Taylor previously was Vice President-Corporate Finance Department at Morgan Stanley, President & Chief Executive Officer for Prime Succession, Inc., Managing Director & Head-Global Automotive Group at CIBC World Markets Corp. (Old), Managing Director at BT Alex Brown, Inc., Managing Director-Automotive Industry Group at Bankers Trust Corp., Senior Managing Director at Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. and Managing Director at The Automotive Industry Action Group.

Mr. Taylor received an undergraduate degree from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.