Chris Taylor
Biography
Chris is Chair of Real Estate and a Senior Vice President at Federated Hermes Limited, as well as Chair of MEPC, a leading UK placemaking and regeneration developer. He has overseen major regeneration projects such as King’s Cross, Paradise Birmingham, NOMA Manchester, Wellington Place Leeds, Silverstone, and central Milton Keynes.
Chris joined Federated Hermes in 2010 after establishing QIC’s European office and previously served as Head of European Property at HSBC. Earlier in his career at Prudential, he led the diversification of UK real estate investments into international markets.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, former senior non-executive director at NewRiver Retail Plc, member of the Bank of England Commercial Property Committee, and founding board member of INREV. A former President of the British Property Federation, Chris has actively worked with government to promote real estate’s role in economic growth. A Visiting Fellow at Henley Business School, he holds a BSc (Hons) in Land Management from Reading University.
Non-Executive Director
A non-executive director (NED) is an independent member of the National Housing Bank board. They provide strategic oversight and independent challenge to executive decisions, drawing on external expertise and experience to support effective governance of the organisation.