Fran Taylor

Sporting Director

Taylor joined the Rapids in 2018 after spending eight years as Vice President of Analytics at StatDNA, a software development and analytics company acquired by Arsenal Football Group in 2013. He has played a key part in developing the Rapids’ roster construction and player recruitment strategy through stats-driven insights and enhanced scouting processes and networks.

A graduate of Occidental College in 2009 with a BA in Economics, Taylor was a collegiate soccer standout for the Tigers, winning a pair of First Team All-Conference honors, before joining the Chicago-based company in September of that year.