Former Vice President of Liberia Jewel Howard Taylor Joins United World Leaders
New York — The 30th Vice President of Liberia (2018–2024), the country’s first female Vice President and first female President of the Senate, previously Senator for Bong County and Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Liberia.
About Jewel Howard Taylor
Jewel Howard Taylor served as the 30th Vice President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024, the first woman to hold the office and the first female President of the Liberian Senate.
From 2006 to 2018 she represented Bong County in the Liberian Senate, where she chaired committees including the Women Legislative Caucus and the Education and Public Administration Committee, and was named “Senator of the Year” in several consecutive years between 2008 and 2015. She holds degrees in economics, banking, finance and law, and previously served as Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Liberia and President of the Agriculture Cooperative Development Bank.
An advocate for women’s empowerment, she received the Women Activist Award in 2016 and the Pan African Award on Leadership Excellence and Women Empowerment. She was named among the 100 Most Influential African Women in 2019, and in 2011 Newsweek ranked her the second most powerful female politician in Liberia.
She joined United World Leaders as a Member in February 2026.
About United World Leaders
United World Leaders is an independent, nonpartisan nonprofit institution of former Presidents and Prime Ministers, ministers, ambassadors and leaders of enterprise and civil society, working to advance peace, international cooperation and socioeconomic prosperity. Members may lead Councils on the issues where they can contribute most, as Chairs or Co-Chairs.