Billy Taylor is an American business executive, dynamic speaker and leadership guru. He is the founder and president of LinkedXL (Excellence), a business operating systems architecting firm. He is also an independent board member of MD Building Products.
Taylor spent 30 years with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (GT), serving as director of North America Manufacturing and chief diversity and inclusion officer. During his tenure at Goodyear, he led World Class Operations for the Commercial and Off-Highway business. As the global head of diversity and inclusion for Goodyear, Taylor led diversity and inclusion strategies for 64,000 employees across the 22 countries where Goodyear operates.
Taylor has been called upon by universities, international conferences, global publications and the U.S. Army to demonstrate how to drive and sustain effective results through embracing the culture and enabling employee ownership. He is a disciple of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
As a trusted global industry leader, Taylor is a member of the executive advisory board for the Shingo Institute, Utah State University Jon M. Huntsman School of Business. He is also an executive board member and the global head of diversity and inclusion for the Association of Manufacturing Excellence.