FLW Trust has a new top exec

The Frank Lloyd Wright Trust named Chris Taylor its new President and CEO. He will begin the job in mid-October. (Provided) Chris Taylor stepped into his role as president and CEO of The Frank Lloyd Wright Trust on Oct. 19, and Wednesday Journal was lucky to chat with him on his first day on the job. Taylor, who holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture and a Bachelor in Religious Studies from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, is no stranger to Chicago; he earned his Masters of Arts Administration and Policy from the School of the Art Institute Chicago. And some of his early career roles were Chicago-based, including stints at the Art Institute, Center on Halsted and the board of the Beer Culture Center (more on that later). Taylor’s past experience as a chief executive at the Museum of Boulder, Pilchuck Glass School, The Clay Studio and Holter Museum of Art prepped him for a role which will call for an understanding in organizational finance, development and expanding a