Thomas A. Taylor

Appointed By:
Lieutenant Governor
Term:
June 25, 2024 - January 31, 2029 
Hometown:
Dallas
Subcommittee Membership:

Thomas A. “Tommy” Taylor is an attorney with over 47 years of experience representing companies in all facets of their businesses, including long range planning, contract negotiation, mergers and acquisitions, financing, state and federal regulations, alternative dispute resolution and litigation.  He holds BBA, JD and LLM degrees, and is licensed in the State of Texas and the Supreme Court of the United States. 

His public service includes: Member, Executive Committee of the UT System Chancellor’s Council; Member, Board of Trustees of the Baylor, Scott and White Foundation; Member, Advisory Council, Steve Hicks School of Social Work. Tommy was the recipient of the Chancellor William H. McRaven Guardian Angel Award presented by The Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse, Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin.

Tommy and his wife have established the Elizabeth Taylor Ovarian Cancer Research Fund at the Baylor, Scott and White Foundation and the Anne M. and Thomas A. Taylor Family Endowment for cancer research at universities in the University of Texas System. He is married to Anne (Deputy General Counsel and Vice President, American Heart Association, National Headquarters); they have four adult children and two grandsons.

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