Government Contractors | Technology | Aerospace 2025: JENNIFER TAYLOR 

Since 2020, Taylor has led the Northern Virginia Technology Council, one of the largest regional technology trade associations in the nation. NVTC represents tech industry players ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies to universities and nonprofits.

Under Taylor’s leadership, NVTC has seen its membership grow by more than 85% to more than 500 companies. The organization, along with three regional chambers, published a letter in support of George Mason University President Gregory Washington in July, after the Trump administration opened four civil rights investigations into the university.

A graduate of the University of Michigan and George Mason’s business school, Taylor, an Ohio native, was vice president of industry affairs at the Consumer Technology Association and held sales, marketing and development leadership roles for Caring Village, AARP and the American Red Cross.

At CTA, Taylor launched an apprenticeship program with IBM that has created hundreds of tech apprenticeships. Taylor is a trustee for Think Big for Kids and a board member for CodeVA.

She has received three distinguished alumni awards from George Mason, as well as multiple DC Tech Titans and American Red Cross Tiffany Leadership awards.

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