Bob Taylor

Chairman & CEO

Bob Taylor founded Executive AirShare Corporation in November 2001, and has been Chief Executive Officer since inception.

A CPA since 1971, Bob first became involved with the aviation business in 1998 as President of Executive Aircraft, a fixed base, maintenance and completion company located in Wichita, Kansas. Bob's extensive management experience includes serving as Chairman and CEO of Railroad Savings Bank, a $600 million publicly traded savings and loan, and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Rent-A-Center, the nation's largest consumer rental company.

Bob, who holds a BA in mathematics and economics from the University of Kansas and an MBA from the University of Michigan, serves as Chairman of the Board of Elecsys (ASE – ASY), an Olathe, Kansas-based contract manufacturer of electronic products and components.  He also serves as a Director of Inergy L.P. (NASDAQ – NRGY), a Kansas City, Missouri-based propane retailer and a Director of Blue Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ-BVBC), a community bank located in Leawood, Kansas. 

Bob is a trustee of University of Kansas Endowment Fund and a member of the Board of Advisors for the School of Business at the University of Kansas.