Nicholas Turner

Nicholas Turner joined the Vera Institute of Justice as its fifth president and director in August, 2013. He came to Vera from The Rockefeller Foundation, where he was a managing director. As a member of the Rockefeller Foundation’s senior leadership team and co-leader of its global urban efforts, Mr. Turner worked on transportation policy reform in the U.S. and redevelopment in New Orleans to advance racial and socioeconomic interests. Mr. Turner previously served as vice president and chief program officer at Vera. Prior to his work with Vera, he was an associate in the litigation department of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York and a judicial clerk for the Honorable Jack. B. Weinstein, Senior United States District Judge in Brooklyn. Before attending law school, Mr. Turner worked with court-involved, homeless, and troubled young people at Sasha Bruce Youthwork, a Washington, DC youth services organization. He has served on the boards of National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Living Cities, and the Center for Working Families. He received his BA from Yale College and his JD from Yale Law School.