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Tracy Taylor
President & CEO |
Tracy B. Taylor serves as President and
CEO of Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC),
a private-public partnership dedicated to stimulating
technology-based economic development in the state of
Kansas. KTEC's goal is to commercialize technology and,
in turn, create high-paying jobs while diversifying
the Kansas economy. Since its inception in 1986, KTEC
has served as a national model for other states working
to enhance their economic development initiatives. Taylor
has served as KTEC's President and CEO since March of
2002.
He provided the leadership role in KTEC’s
creation of the Kansas Economic Growth Act (KEGA) in
2004, which includes the bioscience initiative and the
Center for Entrepreneurship. The bioscience initiative
is expected to generate more than $580 million over
the next 10 years, without a tax increase. Taylor has
focused on insuring Kansas is at the forefront of technology
oriented economic development by creating a number of
innovative programs at KTEC. An example is Taylor's
contribution to the formation of the KTEC PIPELINE program,
which identifies Kansas' top technology entrepreneurs
and supports their leadership development.
Taylor's extensive corporate and entrepreneurial
experience has been integral to the success of KTEC.
After his initial position in corporate finance at Ford
Motor Company, in Dearborn, Michigan. Taylor joined
United Telecom in 1982 to work on the company's mergers
and acquisitions. Less than two years later, Taylor
was selected to a 12-person team that developed a business
plan for what eventually became the Sprint Corporation.
As Sprint grew into a Fortune 100 company, Taylor played
a leadership role in the management side serving as
the Treasurer of US Sprint. He later was selected as
Vice President of Administration for all of Sprint.
Taylor led the regional site selection for Sprint's
World Headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas, which covers
over 300 acres and holds more than 16,000 employees.
Taylor, born and raised in western Kansas,
graduated from Bethany College and received his master's
degree in business administration from the University
of Kansas. Taylor's experience in business, entrepreneurial
endeavors and technology-oriented business growth place
him in a position to contribute to a wide variety of
boards and organizations.
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