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Alexander "Alex" Taylor (born November 25, 1974) is an American businessman who currently serves as the President and CEO of Cox Enterprises.

Taylor is also on the board of directors for Cox Enterprises and oversees its major subsidiaries Cox Communications and Cox Automotive.

Taylor's great-grandfather, James M. Cox, founded the company in Dayton, Ohio in 1898.

Education
In 1997, Taylor earned a bachelor's degree in Human and Organizational Development from Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee.

Career
After graduating from Vanderbilt University, Taylor took an entry-level newspaper reporter position for the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Taylor later moved to Austin, Texas, to work on the Austin American-Statesman, where he worked his way to assistant metro editor. It was there he made the switch to the business side of the company, selling automotive ads for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Taylor served as executive vice president of Cox Media Group from 2009 until 2012, where he oversaw the physical and digital properties, eventually leading to the creation of Cox's first cross-platform newsroom for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

In 2013, Taylor was promoted to the senior vice president of field operations for Cox's broadband and cable division, Cox Communications.

Taylor served on the board of directors for American Rivers for eight years before being named its chairman in 2014.

In April 2015, Taylor was elected to Vanderbilt University board of trust for a five-year term.

In July 2016, Taylor was promoted to chief operating officer of Cox Enterprises.

In January 2018, Taylor succeeded John Dyer as president and chief executive officer.

Currently, Taylor serves as a board member of two Atlanta based non-profit organizations, the Food Well Alliance and the PATH Foundation.

Personal Life
He is married to Greer Taylor, and they have two children.

Taylor is a passionate conservationist, with a deep connection to the outdoors. As the chairman of American Rivers, he has led the organization to help clean and preserve rivers around the country.

After a four-month fishing journey around the world in 2001, Taylor wrote "The Longest Cast: The Fly Fishing Journey of a Lifetime", an illustrated account of his own journey to some of the worlds most renowned and remote fly-fishing destinations. 100% of the royalties were donated to the International Game Fish Association.