John Taylor is the President and Founder of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. Raised in the housing projects of Boston and trained as an attorney, he has dedicated his life to economic justice. With over 25 years in the field, he has been the recipient of numerous local, state and national awards, including the Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Award, two United States Congressional Citation Awards, the State of Massachusetts Award for Excellence in Community Economic Development, and a Presidential Appointment to the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund.

Mr. Taylor was recently appointed to the board of directors of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and the Leadership Conference for Civil Rights. He has also served on several other national boards, including the Consumer Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank Board, The Fannie Mae Housing Impact Division, The Freddie Mac Housing Advisory Board and many others

He has appeared on ABC’s Nightline, CBS, Fox News, CNN, and CSPAN and has also been featured in various publications, such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and hundreds of other print, television and radio media.  Finally, Mr. Taylor has testified before numerous congressional committees, in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives.