Judith Taylor

Partner, HR&A

Judith Taylor is a Partner with HR&A Advisors in their Los Angeles office and brings over 20 years of experience in public policy, land use and inclusive economic development. Judith’s work merges forward-looking economic analyses with the ability to effectively communicate with, and empower, communities to shape equitable and impactful outcomes.

Judith is an expert in economic impact analysis and has a focus in the role of green jobs in economic development. She led the LACI Green Jobs Study, Green Jobs in Los Angeles: Opportunities For Economic Recovery Through Equitable Workforce Training, analyzing the opportunities in the sector for diverse communities and offering recommendations on how to more inclusively grow the green sector, and led a study the green-blue economy in Richmond, California. Judith is currently working with LACI’s Green Jobs Regional Partnership to build a roadmap that bolsters the workforce pipeline for green jobs in Los Angeles. 

Judith also works to balance market feasibility with delivering innovative community benefits. She recently worked with a variety of public and private stakeholders to initiate a regional community benefits framework as part of the Sierra-San Joaquin Valley’s Regional Investment Plan.