Professor Michael Taylor was Director of Christian Aid for 12 years from 1985-97. An acknowledged authority, he then became Director of the World Faiths Development Dialogue from 2001-04. He was closely involved in the creation of the Centre for the Study of Global Ethics, President of the Jubilee 2000 Debt Campaign and has chaired numerous NGOs.

A Baptist minister, Michael is widely considered an expert in using the insights of faith traditions to inform social policy, especially in the area of poverty reduction and development.

With several books already published, Michael brings a huge amount of personal and professional experience to this project. The history will include some amazing anecdotes from his time as Christian Aid's Director and associated travels to various country programmes.

Michael is currently based in Oxford and continues to advocate against poverty and injustice.