John Taylor

Expertise: Monetary, fiscal, and international economics; international finance; public policy

John B. Taylor is the Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University. He formerly served as the Director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research where he is currently a Senior Fellow. He is also the Bowen H. and Janice Arthur McCoy Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Taylor’s fields of expertise are monetary policy, fiscal policy, and international economics. Taylor has an active interest in public policy. He served as senior economist on President Ford's Council of Economic Advisers, as a member of President George H.W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisers, and as economic adviser to the Bob Dole and George W. Bush presidential campaigns. For four years from 2001 to 2005, Taylor served as Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs where he was responsible for U.S. policies in international finance, including currency markets, trade in financial services, foreign investment, international debt and development, and oversight of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. His book Global Financial Warriors: The Untold Story of International Finance in the Post 9/11 World describes his years as head of the international division at Treasury. He served as a Member of the Board of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and is currently on the Board of Dodge and Cox Funds. Before joining the Stanford faculty in 1984, he held positions as professor of economics at Princeton University and Columbia University. Taylor received a B.A. in economics summa cum laude from Princeton University in 1968 and a Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University in 1973.