Elizabeth Taylor serves as the Head of Government Affairs and Economic Development and as Assistant General Counsel. She and her team are responsible for advocating for Regions and its constituents at the local, state and federal level, as well as helping to coordinate and develop regulatory policy and advocacy.  When she joined Regions in 2017, Ms. Taylor served as Head of Regulatory Policy.Prior to joining Regions, Ms. Taylor worked for the International Franchise Association as chief legal officer and chief of staff.  Earlier, she was a federal lobbyist handling capital access, tax, labor, and healthcare issues for the association.  Before joining IFA, Ms. Taylor spent almost ten years working in the United States Senate, including as chief counsel to three different senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee and as chief counsel for the ranking member of the Privacy, Technology, and the Law Subcommittee.  During her time on the committee, she handled the confirmations of two U.S. Supreme Court nominations and numerous congressional investigations as well as legislative and oversight matters.  Ms. Taylor began her career in D.C. working for her home state member, U.S. Senator Fred Thompson.  Ms. Taylor earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Rhodes College and a Juris Doctor from American University’s Washington College of Law.  Ms. Taylor is the Chair of the Government Relations Committee of the ABA’s Card Policy Council.