School of Business and Professional Studies
In recognition of the significant contribution that Truman alumnus Raymond F. Bentele made as President and CEO of Mallinckrodt, Inc., the Raymond F. Bentele/Mallinckrodt Executive-In-Residence Program was endowed in the School of Business and Professional Studies聽by IMCERA in 1993.
This endowment enables the School to select one outstanding individual from business and industry to spend two to three days on campus each semester. The executive engages in discussions with Truman students, both in and out of the classroom.
Taylor is a hospitality executive, workplace strategist, researcher and entrepreneur whose work focuses on transforming culture, the employee experience and operational execution to drive measurable business performance. With more than 35 years of executive leadership experience, he serves as managing director and regional general manager for Pyramid Global Hospitality and as division lead for PyramidWorks, where he leads operations for hospitality and workplace experience across corporate, conference center and hospitality environments.
In addition to his executive leadership responsibilities, Taylor founded VenueLoop, a hospitality technology venture dedicated to transforming event operations by replacing fragmented, document-driven processes with real-time workflow intelligence.
Taylor graduated from the University in 1985 with a degree in business administration. He also earned a master鈥檚 degree in hospitality administration/management from New York University and an Ed.D. in interdisciplinary leadership from Creighton University. He has served as president of the New Jersey Hotel & Lodging Association, and in 2026, the International Association of Conference Centers honored him with the Lifetime Award of Excellence for his contributions to the meeting and events industry.
In addition to meeting with students and classes throughout the week, Taylor will participate in the fireside chat 鈥淐ulture, Experience and Execution: The New Drivers of Business Performance鈥� at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 29 in Violette Hall 1000. A reception will follow.
The endowment provides for a $1,500 honorarium and all other costs associated with the executive鈥檚 visit.
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