John A. Taylor holds the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of GP Commercial Investment Corp. (a subsidiary of Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc.). John A. Taylor is also on the board of Northside Achievement Zone and Member of Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc.

In his past career Mr. Taylor occupied the position of Managing Director & Partner at Five Mile Capital Partners LLC, Head-CMBS & Principal Commercial Mortgage Business at Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc., Managing Director & Head-Global Debt at PGIM Real Estate, Global Head-Commercial Real Estate at Pine River Capital Management LP, Principal at PaineWebber, Inc., Principal at UBS Asset Management, Inc. and Member-President's Council at The Real Estate Roundtable.

He received a graduate degree from Yale University, an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois and a graduate degree from London School of Economics & Political Science.