Brian Taylor is a Commercial Real Estate Broker with Karr Realty where he serves the Nashville area with a focus on downtown properties and development. Brian has been in the real estate business for 8 years. Brian also runs a small business consulting practice focusing on reducing fixed costs and energy consumption.

He also serves the Nashville community as a current or past member of the following boards: Green Hills YMCA, The District Downtown, Greater Nashville Association of Realtors and is a 2005 Graduate of Leadership GNAR. Brian serves as Vice Chair of the Metro Nashville Beer Permit Board and has served on various Chamber of Commerce Committees. He was a founding member of YP Nashville and is the immediate past chair of the YP Nashville Advisory Board. Brian is also the immediate past chair for Young Leaders Council and was awarded the 2011 Young Leader of The Year award by the Young Leaders Council.

He is President of the Howell Park Homeowners Association located downtown. Brian is a past advisory board member for Nashville Emerging Leaders and former board member for The Phoenix Club of Nashville.

Brian is a native Tennessean. He grew up in Savannah, TN as the oldest of four children. As member of Nashville Triathlon Club, he has competed in triathlons and duathlons of various lengths across the state.

Brian has a BBA (1992) in Economics and Finance from Middle Tennessee State University.

Taylor joined the Metro DES Advisory Board in 2009 and has been a great asset, using his economics and finance background to help guide the direction of Metro DES. We recently caught up with Taylor to discuss his involvement with Metro DES as a member of the Advisory Board.