Stephanie E. Turner

Stephanie E. Turner is vice president of community engagement at MITRE. In this role, Turner leads the organization’s community engagement and outreach, accessibility, social innovation, and sustainability functions in setting the strategic direction with initiatives promoting the long-term welfare of MITRE, their stakeholders, the environment, and society at large.

Turner has served over 25 years championing inclusion and diversity, including as vice president of diversity and inclusion, strategic engagement, at Liberty Mutual Insurance. There, she optimized sponsorships and brand presence at national professional conferences, increased membership in employee resource groups, established governance models to improve customer service, and launched a new employee referral program with talent acquisition.

She previously held leadership roles managing diversity and inclusion, talent acquisition, and employee engagement at Lockheed Martin, Kaiser Permanente, ESPN, and Motorola. Turner also worked in the oil industry as a marketing and diversity consultant.

Turner received the 2024 and 2023 Impact Awards for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, from the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. She represents MITRE on the chamber’s board of directors. Savoy magazine named Turner to its list of the 2022 Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America. The Washington Business Journal named Turner to its list of Business of Pride honorees for 2021. The award recognizes business leaders for outstanding practices in advancing LGBTQ leadership and equality. She also sits on the advisory boards for Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership, Quintrix, and Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) Academic Curriculum and Workforce Committee of the NOVA College Board.

Turner earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Spelman College and a master’s degree in agricultural economics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.