Prior to joining the Roosevelt Institute as the National Director of the Campus Network, Taylor Jo served as Deputy Director for the organization. She has also previously worked for the Partnership for a Secure America as a Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow, Carolina for Kibera, and the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. Taylor Jo has been involved with Roosevelt since 2006, when she joined the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chapter. She also served as chapter leadership and Southern Regional Coordinator in 2009, where she guided southern chapters as they provided solutions to the many challenges facing the region. Taylor Jo graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies and Peace, War and Defense. In 2009 received a Burch Fellowship to conduct research in Jerusalem, Israel and was the recipient of the Tiana Notice Leadership Award in 2010.