Eddie Taylor is President and Chief Executive Officer of Beverage Dispensing Solutions,(BDS).  BDS is a full line distributor of parts, fittings and equipment for the beverage industry.  Eddie is the founder of  Integrated Consulting Services, Ltd. (ICS), a privately held, third-party administrator for workers’ compensation. 

Eddie is also involved with other varied entrepreneurial activities.  Eddie is an active member of the Cleveland Chapter of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) and Black Young Presidents’ Organization (BYPO).   

In other leadership roles, Eddie contributes his time to diverse business and charitable causes.  He has been honored by Crain’s Cleveland Business as a Forty under Forty Member, as well as being featured by Kaleidoscope Magazine as a Forty-Forty Club Member.  Eddie is a graduate of Leadership Cleveland (Class of 2000). 

Eddie is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Cleveland Leadership Center and is a former Board Chair for the Greater Cleveland Chapter of the American Red Cross.  Eddie is the Chairman of The Presidents’ Council, LLC.  Eddie also serves as a board member for the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission (Executive Committee), Greater Cleveland Partnership, Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education (NOCHE), JumpStart, Business Volunteers Unlimited and The First Tee of Cleveland.  

A native of the Cleveland area, Eddie is a graduate of Elyria West High School and Allegheny College.  He is a current trustee of Allegheny College and a member of the Executive Committee.  He completed the Executive MBA Program at the Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management.