Joseph Taylor
President & Chief Executive Officer, Matrix Development Group
Jamesburg, NJ 08831
Over 30 years of experience
Phone (732) 521-2900
Over 30 years of experience
Property Types
Industrial, Flex
Markets
New York City, Northern New Jersey, Philadelphia
Bio
Mr. Taylor joined Matrix Development Group in 1981 at the age of twenty-four. He is responsible for growing Matrix from a sole investment in New Jersey - CenterPoint at 8A, an 1800-acre assemblage of commercial, industrial and residential properties – into one of the most successful full-service real estate investment companies in the industry. Under Mr. Taylor's leadership as President and CEO, the company strategically expanded its geographic reach throughout New Jersey and into New York and Pennsylvania, as well as its business base to include a full service construction firm and a golf and hospitality company. Over the years, the Company has developed more than 20 million square feet of commercial, industrial and residential properties. Mr. Taylor has received countless awards and recognition on behalf of Matrix for his leadership in the industry, charitable efforts as well as quality business practices. Some of Mr. Taylor’s professional affiliations and charitable involvements include: Board Chair, Hands Together; Chairman Emeritus, State of New Jersey’s Real Estate Advisory Board; Chairman Emeritus, Board, NCCJ-NJ National Association of Community & Justice; and Chairman Emeritus, Board of Trustee and Executive Committee, NAIOP NJ and National- National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, to name a few.
Recently, Mr. Taylor has received the following designations and awards: Lifetime Achievement Award – NJ-NAIOP, Person of the Year - Business News NJ, Person of the Year – NCCJ, National Developer of the Year – NAIOP, Business Leader of the Year – Alliance for Action, and Outstanding Service Award – NAIOP National, and most recently, the 2012 Leadership Excellence Award from Monmouth University’s Real Estate Institute.
Mr. Taylor has spent his life giving back to the communities in which he works or with the multiple non profit efforts he supports. Whether it is in his support of the poor and less fortunate, providing computers to a local educational non-profit, being a founding supporter of various hospitals or shaping Matrix’s community support efforts through the Matrix Foundation, Mr. Taylor has led his life striving to make a difference.
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