Austin United Way names Ingrid Taylor new CEO

United Way for Greater Austin has named Ingrid K. Taylor as its new chief executive officer, with a March 1 start date. Taylor brings more than 20 years of nonprofit leadership experience, including positions at Ascension Texas, the University of Texas at Austin, the Texas Comptroller’s Office and the United States Senate. She also served as an elected trustee for Austin Independent School District for four years. Taylor succeeds David C. Smith, who has led the organization for the past nine years, expanding early childhood education programs and advocating for the successful Affordable Childcare Now ballot initiative in Travis County. A longtime Austin resident, Taylor holds degrees from UT-Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. United Way for Greater Austin serves Travis and Williamson counties, working to break the cycle of poverty through early childhood education, social services and advocacy. Taylor will be introduced at the organization’s annual “A Night United” event on March 1.