Currently, Sidney Taurel holds the position of Chairman for Pearson Plc. Mr. Taurel is also on the board of International Business Machines Corp., Eli Lilly & Co. (former Chairman), The Indianapolis Museum of Art, Inc. and RCA Tennis Championships and Member of The Business Council, Member-Overseers Board at Columbia Business School and Member of The Business Roundtable.

In the past he occupied the position of Member of Homeland Security Advisory Council, Member of President's Export Council and Executive Vice President-Pharmaceutical Division at Eli Lilly International Corp.

Mr. Taurel received an MBA from Columbia University and an undergraduate degree from École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris.