Woody Taft

Woody is currently the President of Taft Holdings, a Cincinnati-based small merchant bank. Via Taft Holdings and other entities, Woody has delivered growth equity investments into a wide range of companies, primarily focusing on financial services and fintech, including: Bannockburn Global Forex, which sold to First Financial Bank in 2019; Bill.com, which went public in 2020; and InvestCloud, which merged with Tegra118 and Finantix in 2021, among others.

Prior to Taft Holdings, Woody served as Director of Development for Taft Broadcasting Company, Vice-President at the Eden Group, and Founder and President of Southern Star Interactive. Woody serves on the boards of West Capital Partners, the Louise Taft Semple Foundation, the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and the Cincinnati Country Day School, as well as the Development Board of Phillips Academy, Andover. Woody holds an B.A. from Yale University and an MBA from Miami University.