Outstanding Service to Entrepreneurs

Sam Taylor
Executive Vice President, NCBIO

Description

Sam Taylor is a lawyer and lobbyist in private practice in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has served as general counsel and lobbyist for the North Carolina Biosciences Organization (NCBIO) since its founding in 1994. NCBIO provides cost-effective, organized legislative and advocacy efforts on behalf of the industry at the state and federal levels. Taylor was named Executive Vice President of NCBIO in 2001.

Reasons for winning the award

Sam Taylor has worked tirelessly to promote the development of the biosciences industry in North Carolina. Through his public policy work with NCBIO, Taylor has helped lobby the state legislature to pass laws that benefit entrepreneurs and investors. Taylor’s leadership at NCBIO contributed greatly to the successful extension of the Qualified Business Venture (QBV) Tax Credit in late July 2003. NCBIO joined CED and other community partners in encouraging the extension of this important tax credit for investors of qualifying start-up companies.

Quote

"I am very honored to receive this award from an organization whose name has become synonymous with entrepreneurism and innovation. Public policy is never changed by a single individual alone, but by groups of individuals working together. CED has helped reshape North Carolina's economic policy by educating North Carolinians and their leaders about the importance of small, technology driven companies to our economy. NCBIO and its leadership team are very grateful for CED's work in this arena and look forward to continuing our partnership." -- Sam Taylor, Executive Vice President

History

Taylor received his Bachelor of Science degree from North Carolina State University and his law degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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