RICHARD TAGGART joined AllianceBernstein in 2008 and is currently head of Global Operations, which includes institutional investment management operations, fund services, and broker-dealer operations.

Prior to joining the firm, Taggart spent the majority of his career at Morgan Stanley, where he was responsible for a variety of operational functions including Transformation Services, Global Institutional Equity Operations, Trust Company Operations, and MSCI Product Development. International assignments included Tokyo, London, and Geneva.

Taggart had also served as a principal in two start-up firms in technology and business process outsourcing. He was also senior vice president, Global Business Architecture at JPMorgan Chase Global Investment Services, and vice president, Research Operations at Greenwich Associates.

Taggart received his master of science degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Columbia University, and his bachelor of science degree in Mathematics from St. Lawrence University.