LUKE TAYLOR-IDE
Interim President & CEO, Assistant Professor
luke@future.edu
Education
Ed.M. Harvard University
B.A. College of the Atlantic
Biography
Luke Taylor-Ide serves as Interim President & CEO of Future Generations University based in Pendleton County, WV. He has twenty years of experience working to foster partnership with communities, policymakers, as well as academic and technical experts. Taylor-Ide has led multi-year assignments in Afghanistan, India, and Nepal. After serving many communities abroad and earning his graduate degree from Harvard University, Taylor-Ide returned to his childhood home in Pendleton to start Future Generations University’s Appalachian program from 2013-2019. He served as vice president of Community Engagement from 2020-2025 where he led the University’s global network of action research and alumni engagement.
He is co-founder and president of the Pendleton County Farmers Market as well as a founding trustee of the Pendleton Community Foundation.
Publications
- “A Handbook on SEED: Initiating Growth—Appendix A,” in Just and Lasting Change: When Communities own their Future 2nd edition, editors Daniel C. Taylor and Carl E. Taylor, (Baltimore Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016)
- “A Handbook on SCALE: Growth in Improvement & Participation—Appendix B,” in Just and Lasting Change: When Communities own their Future 2nd edition, editors Daniel C. Taylor and Carl E. Taylor, (Baltimore Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016)
- “Multiple perspectives for poverty reduction in Indonesia”, Co-Authored: Sofo, Francesco; Wicks, Alison; Sofo, Michelle; Miranti, Riyana; Taylor-Ide, Luke. Strategic Planning for Successful Startup Ventures in Developing Economies. Eds. Pattnaik, P.N., Pandey, S.C., & Shukla, M.K. http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1620. Forthcoming publication in 2016.
- “Impact on under-5 child mortality: a case demonstration from the central highlands of Afghanistan.” World Health Organization: Community-based Initiatives newsletter, 6, 5 (2010).
- Interactive Instructional Website—“www.seed-scale.org.” (2010)
Papers or lectures presented at professional conferences
- W.Va. Maple Syrup Producers Association annual meeting April 2024— “Synopsis of Research at Future Generations University”
- W.Va. Hospitality & Travel Association Feb 2023—“Into the Woods—the role of forest based agritourism”
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