Peter Taylor

Peter Taylor is president of the ECMC Foundation, where he has led investments of more than $165 million in initiatives focused on college success and career readiness, especially among underserved populations. He joined ECMC Foundation in 2014 when the board of directors decided to shift ECMC Foundation from a scholarship organization to a strategic grantmaker.

Before ECMC Foundation, Peter served as executive vice president and chief financial officer for the University of California system. During his time there, he oversaw all aspects of financial management at the 10 campuses and the five academic medical centers. Most of Peter’s professional career was in investment banking, with nearly 16 years in municipal finance banking for Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital. Before obtaining his master’s degree, he spent six years on the legislative staff of the California State Assembly Majority Leader working at the state capitol in Sacramento.

Since 2015, Mr. Taylor has served on the CSU Board of Trustees. He is also a member of the boards of the Parsons Foundation and the Kaiser Family Foundation.