Jeff Taylor

Mr. Taylor is the Vice President, Chief SEC Counsel and Secretary of American Water Works Company, Inc., where he is responsible for American Water’s securities law, corporate governance and corporate law compliance, and leads the corporate secretary function. At American Water, Mr. Taylor serves as a trusted advisor to the Board of Directors and the executive leadership team, and as a legal and strategic business partner to the company’s accounting, communications, human resources and executive compensation, finance, investor relations and treasury functions. Throughout his nearly three-decade career, including 13 years within the in-house corporate secretary function, Mr. Taylor has advised clients in various securities, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and capital raising, executive compensation and business and corporate law matters. Mr. Taylor is a frequent speaker, presenter and panelist covering topics pertinent to securities and corporate governance professionals. Mr. Taylor has been an active member of the Society for Corporate Governance since 2002 and served for four years as a member of its Board of Directors, including three years as Chair of its Audit and Finance Committee. Mr. Taylor received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Northwestern University and his Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Mr. Taylor is a member of the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia and Pennsylvania bars, and holds a limited license to practice as in-house counsel in New Jersey.