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Peter J. Taylor

Retired President
ECMC Foundation

QUALIFICATIONS, ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS

Mr. Taylor provides finance and public policy experience, which is particularly relevant to the Company’s infrastructure investment strategy and highly regulated business. He also brings capital markets experience from his investment banking career. At the University of California, Mr. Taylor had direct responsibility for risk management, accounting and financial reporting. He also brings safety experience from his years as a senior executive of the University of California, which launched the “Be Smart About Safety” campaign across all campuses during his tenure, and in his oversight role as a member of the Board of Trustees of the California State University. As a California resident with extensive professional experience in the state, Mr. Taylor also understands the perspective of utility customers impacted by California’s wildfires and regulatory environment. Mr. Taylor’s leadership qualities, capital markets experience, public policy insights and understanding of the Company’s strategy, business and regulatory landscape provide value as independent Chair of the Board.

CORE

  • Leadership
  • Risk Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Regulatory
  • Workforce/Talent Management

INDIVIDUAL

  • Safety & Operations
  • Capital Markets
  • Legal/Public Policy 
  • Financial Expertise*
  • Corporate Governance
  • SCE/CA Utility Customer 

*Meets the criteria for an “audit committee financial expert” under SEC rules.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

  • President, ECMC Foundation, a nonprofit corporation dedicated to improving educational outcomes for students from underserved backgrounds (2014-2023)
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, University of California system (2009-2014); oversaw all aspects of financial management at the ten campuses and the five academic medical centers
  • 15 years in municipal finance banking for Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital prior to joining the University of California

Education

  • B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
  • M.A. in public policy analysis, Claremont Graduate University

OTHER BOARD SERVICE

  • Director, 23andMe Holding Co. (2021-present)
  • Trustee, Western Asset Fund Complex (2019-present)
  • Director of Pacific Mutual Holding Company and the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
  • Member, Board of Trustees of the California State University system (2015-2021); Chaired Educational Policy Committee and the Finance Committee
  • Previously served as Chair of the UCLA Foundation and chair of the UCLA task force on African American Admissions
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