Welcome to the website of Sir Cyril Taylor GBE

Sir Cyril Taylor is the founder Chairman and principal shareholder of the American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS).  AIFS organises cultural exchange programmes throughout the world.

 Sir Cyril serves as Chancellor and Founder of Richmond, The American International Univesity in London.

In 1987 Sir Cyril was appointed Chairman of the City Technology Colleges Trust, subsequently the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) and served in this voluntary, unpaid capacity until December 2007.  He continues to serve as a Trustee of the SSAT Council.  From 1987 to 2007 Sir Cyril served as Adviser to ten successive Secretaries of State for Education on the specialist schools and academies initiative.