Johnny Clayton Taylor, Jr. is an American lawyer, author, board member and public speaker who is the president and chief executive officer of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Taylor has held senior human resources and legal executive roles with Viacom and its subsidiaries including Blockbuster Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, and Alamo Rent a Car.

[11] On June 1, 2017, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) named Taylor president and chief executive officer.

[13] He is co-author of The Trouble with HR: An Insider's Guide to Finding and Keeping the Best People,[14] which covers employee relations, compensation and benefits, training, on-boarding, and development practices.

"[5] In May 2023, Taylor, in collaboration with Nancy Brown and Joe Ucuzoglu, co-wrote an article titled "How can workplace health equity lead to a fair and just society?"

He has spoken to The Today Show, CNBC,[17] Reuters, HR Magazine, CBS Evening News, Time, Fortune,[18] The Wall Street Journal,[19] and Big Think.

[24] On December 1, 2023, he was guest speaker at the 15th Global Peter Drucker Forum in Vienna, where he discussed "Creative Resilience, Leading in an Age of Discontinuity".