T aylor Thomson is a Canadian heiress and a member of the powerful Thomson family, Canada's richest family. She is the daughter of the late Kenneth Thomson, the former chairman of the family's media empire, and the granddaughter of the company's founder, Roy Thomson. The family's vast fortune was built on their ownership of a massive and diversified media conglomerate, which has since evolved into the global information services giant, Thomson Reuters.

While her brother, David Thomson, is the chairman of Thomson Reuters and the public face of the family's business, Taylor is a major shareholder through her stake in the family's private holding company, Woodbridge. In addition to her inherited wealth, she has pursued her own career as an actress and a film producer. Her vast fortune is derived from her inherited stake in one of the world's most powerful and influential media and information dynasties.