Jeffrey W. Taylor is Senior Vice President, U.S. Government Policy and Investor Relations, for Pearson plc. He previously served as President of Pearson, Inc., the U.S. holding company of Pearson plc, from 2003 to 2008, and as Vice President of Government Relations for Pearson, Inc., from 2000 to 2003. From 1994 to 2000, he was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of National Computer Systems, an education testing and software company. He is a director of Capella Education Company. Mr. Taylor earned a Bachelor of Science from Indiana State University.