William Lake Taylor
Board Chairman, Virginia Capital, LLC, Retired
Class Year
1962
Professional Background
Officer, U.S. Navy '62-'66; LLB UVA '69; Business Lawyer & Partner, McGuire Woods '69-90; ExVP & Chief Administrative Officer, Universal Corporation '90-'06.
How has being an English graduate from Duke University helped shape your professional success?
Most importantly, it gave me effective writing skills critical to business as well as law practice. Effective writing requires more than technical language competence: it requires knowledge gained from focused study, organization and critical thinking. I believe my liberal arts education at Duke prepared me well for my career path.
