William S. Taubman

William S. Taubman is chief operating officer of Taubman Centers, Inc. He is responsible for development, operations and leasing. Mr. Taubman also serves as a director of the company.

Mr. Taubman joined the company in 1986 from Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. in New York, where he was a financial analyst specializing in mergers and acquisitions. He is a graduate of Brown University, where he received a bachelor's degree in Philosophy of Religion and Russian Studies. He also holds a master's degree in Philosophy from Corpus Christi College of Cambridge University, Cambridge, England.

Mr. Taubman serves on the board of trustees for the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). He is a trustee for New Detroit and serves on the board of Governors for the Museum of Arts & Design in New York.

Taubman Centers (NYSE: TCO), a real estate investment trust, owns, develops and operates regional shopping centers nationally. Taubman Centers is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.