Ron Taylor
Consulting Vice President, GG+A Europe
Core Expertise
Ron brings clients extensive experience in strategic management, fundraising public relations and major gifts consultation throughout Europe and North America. He has personally headed up three major, successful fundraising campaigns with the counsel of GG+A and now has experience in providing counsel to many clients bringing success to their campaigns.
Recent Accomplishments
Ron is currently providing counsel to MGIMO – Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University), development of a fundraising program and a $30 million endowment fund, the first educational endowment in Russia Ferring SA., Geneva Switzerland Strachclyde University Scottish Opera South Georga Heritage Trust V&A Museum Dundee Robert Gordon University. He has especially enjoyed helping clients to gain success with their advancement programmes such as the Club of Madrid and MGIMO University. Recently, Ron was awarded a framed letter of appreciation from MGIMO University for helping them establish the first higher education endowment fund in Russia. The fund stands at more than $50 million US, raised in the first year.
Selected GG+A client work includes:
- Participant in planning studies for the Universities of Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter and Warwick
- British Red Cross, assistance in staff development and management training
- City University London, counsel on alumni relations development
- Club of Madrid, counsel to raise €7 million needed to hold the 2004 Madrid Summit on International Terrorism Response
- MGIMO – Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University), development of a fundraising program and a $30 million endowment fund, the first educational endowment in Russia
Career Snapshot
At the University of Aberdeen, Ron had responsibility for generating external funding for more than 20 years. As Managing Director of the University spin-out companies, he also had responsibility for licensing technology, technology transfer, research grants and contracts management, public relations, community relations, and marketing, and he served as Executive Director of Aberdeen University Development Trust.
Ron’s earlier career included serving as managing director of an economic development programme on behalf of the public and private sectors to stimulate economic recovery in the North East of Scotland. During his tenure, he oversaw as more than 120 new businesses formed, 60 businesses expanded operations, and 14 businesses were brought back from difficulties. Over £30 million of private inward equity was attracted alongside £10 million of public investment.
As a businessman, Ron serves on a number of boards of directors. He is Chairman of Horizons Ltd., Unimed Scientific, and Albyn School. He is a director of P. DelAmo Ltd and Aberdeen Endowment Trust.
Ron has extensive experience and success raising money in the United States and throughout Europe.
Clients
- University of Birmingham
- University of Bristol
- The British Red Cross
- City University of London
- Club de Madrid
- University of Durham
- University of Exeter
- University of Greenwich
- Liverpool John Moores University
- MIGMO, Moscow State Institute of International Relations
- The Queen Mother’s Memorial Fund for Scotland
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
- South Georgia Heritage Trust
- University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
- University of Warwick
Contact
Phone: +44 (0)1224 571127
Cell Phone: +44 (0) 779 335 7376
