James M. Taylor | |
Office: | President of The Heartland Institute |
Term Start: | 2020 |
Predecessor: | Frank Lasee |
Education: | Dartmouth College Syracuse University (JD) |
James M. Taylor is president of the Heartland Institute, a libertarian and conservative[1] nonprofit think tank founded in Illinois in 1984.[2] [3]
Taylor earned a bachelor's degree in government from, and studied atmospheric science while a student at, Dartmouth College. He earned a JD from Syracuse University.[4] [5]
Taylor has studied and communicated about climate and energy policy for more than 20 years,[6] was founding director of Heartland’s Arthur B. Robinson Center for Climate and Environmental Policy[7] and, from 2001 to 2014, was the managing editor of the Heartland Institute-published Environment & Climate News.[5] He is the co-author of Climate at a Glance for Teachers and Students: Facts on 30 Prominent Climate Topics,[6] was author of a regular column for Forbes, and has given analysis on environment and energy topics for numerous media organisations and conferences.[8] [5]