Prior to joining MidCap Financial in 2012, Mr. Taylor was the head of Silicon Valley Bank’s San Francisco lending team specializing in loans to biotech, medical devices and diagnostics companies. In this capacity, Mr. Taylor was responsible for expanding the Bank’s venture debt portfolio and servicing over 150 client relationships. Prior to joining Silicon Valley Bank in 2004, Mr. Taylor was a director of business development for the Export – Import Bank in Washington DC, responsible for business development in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and South Carolina. Mr. Taylor graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, NY with a double major in history and French literature.