John Taylor is the Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University. He is best known for creating The Taylor Rule, an interest rate forecasting rule that asserts that the real interest rate should be 1.5 times the inflation rate, based on several macroeconomic assumptions. Taylor has particular expertise in monetary policy, fiscal policy, and international economics. He is a regular guest on financial television, radio, and podcasts and has published hundreds of articles and op-eds around macroeconomics and monetary policy.