Francis X. Taylor

Francis Xavier Taylor (born 1948) is the former Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), nominated by President Obama in 2014. In that role, he provided the Secretary, DHS senior leadership, the DHS components, and state, local, tribal and private sector partners with homeland security intelligence and information they need to keep the country safe, secure and resilient. DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis is a member of, and the department's liaison to, the U.S. Intelligence Community.

Taylor was also a member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board from 2006 to 2010. He was the former Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security from 2002 to 2005, and the United States Coordinator for Counterterrorism from 2001 to 2002. Taylor is also a retired Air Force Brigadier General with his last military assignment as the Commander of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations from 1996 to 2001. Taylor was involved in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps during university and upon graduation, was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.

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Post-military career In 2001, President George W. Bush nominated Taylor to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, and Taylor subsequently held this office from July 13, 2001, until November 15, 2002.

Taylor joined the General Electric Company as vice president and Chief Security Officer on March 7, 2005. He is responsible for overseeing GE's global security operations and crisis management processes.

In 2006, Bush appointed Taylor to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

Taylor has also received numerous civilian awards and decorations, including the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal and the State Department Distinguished Honor Award.

On August 17, 2017, Taylor was named an executive fellow of the Global Policy Initiative in the new Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.

Personal life Taylor is married to Constance O. Taylor and together the couple have three children.

In the 2024 United States presidential election, Taylor endorsed Kamala Harris.