Taylor Richards

Taylor is a Principal at Southlea Group where she advises boards and senior management teams on executive and broad-based compensation and governance. She is known for bringing structure to complex issues and for ensuring that work moves from idea to outcome.

Prior to joining Southlea, Taylor worked at Willis Towers Watson, where she managed projects for boards and senior management teams on executive and broad-based compensation program design and governance. Taylor works across the full spectrum of compensation and total rewards, including compensation philosophy and peer group development, benchmarking of board, executive, and broad-based pay, compensation structure design, short- and long-term incentive plan design, and governance frameworks.

Industry Focus

Taylor has experience supporting public and private companies across many sectors, with a focus on financial services and asset management.

How Taylor Works

Taylor combines strategic thinking with strong project leadership to help clients tackle complex people and compensation challenges. She focuses on creating practical, well-supported solutions that are aligned with business objectives and can be successfully implemented.