Adjunct Faculty, HAP
Biography
Les Taylor is President and CEO of Taylor-Oden Enterprises (TOE), Incorporated, located in Chantilly, Virginia. TOE is a full-service information technology provider of enterprise-level IT services across the full spectrum of defense organizations and missions. Les has over thirty years of hands-on experience as an information technology architect and engineer in both the government and commercial sectors. He is also the founder and principal of his newly-formed company, Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (HSi) is a healthcare services and technology company. HSi provides a full range of healthcare-related services to organizations and institutions seeking to improve, enhance, and advance the cause of wellness and cost efficiency at all levels of healthcare performance, especially their Health Information Systems (HIS). Les is an adjunct professor in George Mason’s Health Administration and Policy (HAP) Department. He is a retired senior Army officer and veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. He is a published author of a nonfiction book entitled, “The Burden of Ethics,” a Heritage Foundation Essay (Bronze Medal) award winner, a poet, and an entrepreneur. He holds a PhD in Philosophy with a concentration in Christian Apologetics and has an MBA as well. Les currently resides in Northern Virginia with his wife, Dr. Carolyn A. Taylor, three daughters, and six grandchildren.