John G. Taft (born 1954) is an American financier and writer. He is currently a Vice Chairman of Baird and member of the firm's executive committee. Early in his career he worked as a journalist before entering the investment industry in 1981. Early positions with Piper Jaffray and the St. Paul Mayor's Office were followed by roles as CEO of Voyageur Asset Management and Dougherty Summit Securities. His unit at Dougherty was later acquired by Dain Rauscher, and Taft began working with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) when it acquired Dain Rauscher in 2001. From 2005 until 2016 Taft was CEO of RBC's U.S. wealth management unit, RBC Wealth Management. He came out of retirement in January 2018 and joined Baird as a Vice Chairman. Other previous roles include serving as chairman of Delaney|Taft LLC,