Lyndon A. Taylor

Overview

Lyndon A. Taylor is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ Chicago office and regional managing partner of the Americas CEO & Board of Directors Practice. He advises privately held and publicly traded clients on executive and board searches, succession, board effectiveness, and talent development.

Experience

Prior management roles at Heidrick & Struggles include leading the global Inclusion Practice and partner-in-charge of the Chicago office.

Previously, Lyndon worked in investment banking at UBS and Merrill Lynch, and in corporate development at Enron. He also served in the U.S. Navy prior to college.

Lyndon teaches governance in the University of Chicago’s Leadership & Society Initiative.

Education

University of Chicago Booth School of Business, M.B.A.

Southern Methodist University, B.A., history, with honors

Southern Methodist University, B.S., ethnic studies

Awards

In 2020, Lyndon received the AESC IDEA Award for contributions to inclusion, diversity, equity, and access.

Philanthropy and Service

He is a member of the Executive Leadership Council and serves on the Economic Club of Chicago’s Forums Committee. He has served as chair of the board of Cook County Health & Hospital System and on the boards of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, CFA Society Chicago, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.