Jessica Taylor
Jessica Taylor is a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs and serves as the National Director of the firm’s “One Million Black Women” initiative. Since joining Goldman Sachs in 2014, Taylor has been instrumental in spearheading programs that bridge the gap between corporate strategy and community impact. She began her tenure with the “10,000 Small Businesses” initiative, focusing on empowering small business owners with the education and tools needed for growth. In June 2023, she transitioned to lead the “One Million Black Women” initiative, a $10 billion investment commitment launched in March 2021 aimed at advancing economic opportunities for Black women in the United States by 2030.
Under Taylor’s leadership, the “One Million Black Women” initiative has made significant strides in achieving its mission of impacting the lives of women. The initiative’s “Black in Business” program, developed in partnership with New York University’s Stern School of Business, offers Black women entrepreneurs access to business education, mentorship, and networking opportunities. Taylor emphasizes that investing in Black women is not only a moral imperative but also an economic one, with the potential to create 1.7 million jobs and grow the U.S. economy by $450 billion.