Speaker Bio
Cris Turner is a visionary corporate affairs executive with over 20 years of high-impact leadership within public, government and community affairs. Cris has earned a reputation as a builder, breaker and fixer, driving innovative industry disruption within a legacy profession.
Cris is currently the Vice President of Knowledge & Information Products, Government Affairs and Public Policy at Google. In this role, Cris leads a global team dedicated to developing policy strategies in support of Google’s Search, Ads, Geo and Assistant products.
Before joining Google, Cris was the Vice President and Head of Office for Global Government & Public Affairs at Micron Technology, overseeing a global team engaged in direct advocacy, policy development, community engagement, public sector campaigns and civic reputation. Cris also previously served as Vice President & Head of Office for Americas Government Affairs at Dell Technologies. Cris launched his career at Steptoe & Johnson as one of Washington D.C.’s youngest registered lobbyists representing International airlines. Cris later advocated on behalf of local governments and trade associations with respected firms Alcalde & Fay and The Ferguson Group. Cris also worked for CompTIA, an IT trade association representing the value added reseller community.
Cris enjoys mentoring and actively serves on several boards of directors, including the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, the Andy Warhol Museum, the Global Entrepreneurship Network and the Black Girl Ventures Foundation. He is also the past Board Chair for MATHCOUNTS, a nonprofit organization providing extracurricular and competitive math programs for middle schoolers across all 50 states and U.S. territories. Cris received his degree in Government from Georgetown University.