Chairman of the Board,
Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
IAC/InterActiveCorp

Johnny Taylor is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for IAC/InterActiveCorp and has overall responsibility for the human resources strategy and execution for the Company. IAC, parent company to well known companies like Ticketmaster.com, LendingTree.com, AskJeeves, and Home Shopping Network, operates leading and diversified businesses in sectors being transformed by the internet, online and offline.

As the Chairman of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), one of the world’s largest professional associations with 207,000+ members in 100 countries, Mr. Taylor travels the world extensively as a human resource speaker and thought leader. Mr. Taylor is frequently sought out by national and international media outlets such as CNBC, Reuters, HR Magazine, Time, Fortune, and The Wall Street Journal for his opinion and comments regarding complex human resource issues facing employers.

Before his current role as chief HR executive for IAC, Mr. Taylor served as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for LendingTree.com and President of McGuireWoods HR Strategies LLC, the human resources consulting subsidiary of the McGuireWoods law firm. Previous to that, he served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary for Compass Group USA, Inc. and spent more than eight years in senior executive human resources and legal positions with Viacom subsidiaries, Blockbuster Entertainment and Paramount Pictures.

Mr. Taylor received his bachelors of science in communication, with general honors, from the University of Miami; masters of arts in mass communication, with honors, from Drake University; and doctorate of jurisprudence, with honors, from Drake University Law School, where he served as research editor of the Drake Law Review and argued on the National Moot Court Team. He is a member of the Florida, Illinois and Washington, D.C. bars, and holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification.