Jeffrey W. Taylor has served as a director of Capella Education Company since 2002. He has been president of Pearson, Inc., the U.S. holding company of Pearson plc, since 2003. From 2000 to 2003, Taylor served as vice president of government relations for Pearson, Inc. From 1994 to 2000, he served as vice president and chief financial officer of National Computer Systems, an education testing and software company. Taylor earned a Bachelor of Science from Indiana State University.