About Nicholas Turner
Nicholas Turner is the president of the Vera Institute of Justice.
President and Director, Nicholas Turner joined Vera as its fifth president and director in August, 2013. Prior to joining he was a managing director at The Rockefeller Foundation. Nick was previously vice president and chief program officer at Vera.
At the Rockefeller Foundation, Nick was a member of the foundation’s senior leadership team and a co-leader of its global urban efforts. He provided leadership and strategic direction on key initiatives, including transportation policy reform in the U.S. to promote social, economic, and environmental interests, and redevelopment in New Orleans to advance racial and socioeconomic integration.
At Vera, which he first joined in 1998, Nick developed ideas for demonstration projects aimed at keeping troubled youth out of the justice system and easing reentry for adult prisoners.
