[2][1] Turner attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a Morehead-Cain Scholar.
Turner worked at Wasserman Media Group, serving as the managing director of the golf division.
[1] Prior to his role in the golf division, Turner helped build Wasserman’s consulting division as its managing director, creating and managing sports, entertainment, venue and new product launch strategies for leading corporate brands and properties.
[2] Under his leadership, Gatorade became the title sponsor of the D-League, and it was renamed the NBA G League prior to the 2017–18 season.
Turner served on the advisory boards of Teach for America, the UNC Kenan–Flagler Business School, and the Morehead-Cain Scholarship Fund.