Alexander Taylor

Alex Taylor is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Cox Enterprises, a leading communications, media and automotive services company. He oversees the company’s long-term investment and growth strategies, including the Cox Innovation Fund and True North Venture Partners. Taylor is a fourth-generation member of the Cox family and serves on Cox Enterprises’ board of directors.

Taylor previously served as senior vice president of field operations for Cox Communications, the company’s broadband and cable subsidiary. He oversaw operations of all of Cox’s cable systems, serving six million customers in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, New England, Oklahoma, Omaha and Virginia.

Prior to Cox Communications, he was the executive vice president of Cox Media Group where he oversaw its television, radio, newspaper and digital properties in Atlanta that reach nearly four million adults each week. He also was responsible for the company’s media properties in Alabama, Ohio and Texas.

He also served as a reporter and editor with various Cox media properties.

Taylor is an avid outdoorsman and environmentalist. He chairs American Rivers’ board of directors and is a board member for Food Well Alliance and PATH Foundation. He authored the book “The Longest Cast: The Fly-Fishing Journey of a Lifetime” and donated the book’s royalties to the International Game Fishing Association (IGFA) for the preservation of endangered fishing sanctuaries.

He serves on Vanderbilt University’s board of trust and is a member of the Rotary Club of Atlanta. Taylor received a bachelor's degree in science with a focus on human and organizational development from Vanderbilt University.

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