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Marvin Taylor Employee Spotlight – Black History Month

By Hightower Advisors / February 13, 2026

To celebrate Black History Month, we’re spotlighting our talented Black colleagues across Hightower throughout the month of February.

Next in our spotlight series is Marvin Taylor, a Senior Accountant – Controllership here in our home office. Marvin has over 10 years of experience in the public and private accounting industry and also serves as Co-lead of the Hightower Philanthropy Culture Committee.

Q: Tell us about your role at Hightower and the experiences that shaped your path to where you are today.

A: My current role is Senior Accountant – Controllership. I have over 10 years of public and private accounting experience. My father also owned his own Trucking company for over 30 years. All of these experiences have contributed in their own way to the support I strive to give to all our Advisors here at Hightower.

Q: What advice would you give to young people of color looking to enter the finance industry?

A: My advice to them would be to realize they belong in every room they walk into, even though you may not see many people that look like you. Their background, perspective, and real-world experience are assets and should not be discounted.

Q: What action(s) can colleagues take to support diversity and inclusion in their community?

A: Colleagues should listen actively without defensiveness, give credit loudly and consistently, and challenge stereotypes and biased comments in the moment.

Q: Is there a historical black figure or person who is meaningful to you that you’d like to spotlight for Black History Month? What impact have they had on you?

A: Martin Luther King Jr’s mission for racial equality will always be meaningful to me. My favorite speech of his was the one he delivered to Cornell College in 1962. In this speech emphasized the point that “People fail to get along because they fear each other, they fear each other because they don’t know each other, and they don’t know each other because they have not communicated with each other.”

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