Scott Taylor

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Scott Taylor serves as Symantec Corporation’s executive vice president, general counsel and secretary. In this role, Taylor is responsible for leading the company’s legal department and public affairs team.

Before joining Symantec, Taylor served as chief administrative officer, senior vice president, and general counsel of Phoenix Technologies Ltd., managing all legal, human resources, facilities and IT functions worldwide. Before that, he served as vice president and general counsel of Narus, Inc. Taylor began his legal career as a corporate attorney with the San Francisco-based law firm Pillsbury Madison & Sutro (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman). Prior to law school, Taylor worked briefly as a financial economist for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

He serves as a director on the corporate board of VirnetX. Taylor holds a juris doctorate from George Washington University, and a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University.