Adele Taylor

Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer
Adele Taylor, Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer

As Chief Administrative Officer, Adele Taylor leads the corporate strategy, corporate development, vendor management, and real estate functions for Schwab. 

Taylor joined Schwab in September 2024 from Franklin Templeton, where she was SVP and Lead, Corporate Strategy and Corporate Development. In that role, she shaped and drove strategic direction at the corporate and business line levels, evaluated and executed on growth and efficiency opportunities, and steered development and partnership efforts. 

Prior to Franklin Templeton, Taylor served as a consultant at McKinsey & Company for over a decade, most recently as Partner and the Leader of the West Coast Wealth and Asset Management Practice. In this capacity, she advised senior executives in the wealth management, asset management, banking, and retirement industries on major strategic choices and drove transformational execution programs.

She received her undergraduate degree from Yale University and an MBA from Columbia University.