“Adherence to men is often disloyalty to
principles.”
– John Taylor of Caroline
STAFF
John Taylor is president of Tertium Quids, a 501(c)4 issue advocacy organization that hosts Virginia’s Tuesday Morning Group, a statewide coalition comprising more than 1,000 activists who represent more than 280 organizations. He also serves as president of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, an independent, nonpartisan, education and research organization that develops and promotes public policy consistent with the Virginia tradition of individual liberty, dynamic entrepreneurial capitalism, private property, the rule of law, and constitutionally limited government.
In 1975, John received a B.A. from Wofford College, and subsequently earned an M.B.A. from Georgia State University and a J.D. from the Woodrow Wilson College of Law.
A member of the Mont Pelerin Society, he is also a member of the Federalist Society and the Philadelphia Society. John has been the recipient of the Hero of the Taxpayer Award, an annual recognition given by Americans for Tax Reform in Washington, D.C.; and the Eagle Award, an annual award given for profamily, grassroots leadership by the Eagle Forum of St. Louis, Missouri.
He and his wife, Lynn, have been married for 32 years and have three sons: Caleb, Joshua, Zachary; and one granddaughter, Audea Jordan.
Lynn Taylor is vice president and CFO of Tertium Quids. She also serves as vice president and CFO of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy. Prior to her current positions, Lynn was managing director of the Charles G. Koch and the Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundations in Washington, D.C.
Well-experienced in the management and funding of nonprofit organizations, she previously served on the boards of the Heartland Institute for Public Policy, Chicago; the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, New York; and the Young Entrepreneurs of Washington, D.C.
In 1976, Lynn received a B.A. (mathematics) from Agnes Scott College and subsequently earned an M.B.A. (finance) from Georgia State University and a J.D. (cum laude) from the Woodrow Wilson College of Law. A member of the Philadelphia Society, she is also a member of the Federalist Society.
Tertium Quids
282 Bald Rock Road • Verona,
Virginia • 24482
(540) 248-1158 •
JTaylor@TertiumQuids.org