William (Bill) Turner
Chief Program Delivery Officer, Rework America Alliance
As Chief Program Delivery Officer, Bill leads efforts to engage employers, educators, policymakers, and workforce development organizations to create a labor market in which skills are valued, and people can more easily access the information and education they need to secure good jobs.
Bill employs his collaborative skills and knowledge of the workforce development ecosystem across the U.S. to forge new cooperative partnerships and identify opportunities for impact, and to deliver on the Alliance’s mission to advance opportunities for millions of unemployed individuals and workers from low wage roles to move into better jobs.
Prior to Markle Foundation, Bill was Director of Education and Development at Allison Transmission, Inc., a leading Indianapolis-based manufacturing company, where he had a 20-year track record of delivering both leadership and technical skills development and training.
Bill has served as chair of the EmployIndy Workforce Development Board and as a member of the Indiana Automotive Council and secretary of the Indiana Workforce Development Board Alliance. He is currently a board member on the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township School Board and Indy Reads. He is a graduate of Purdue University and holds an honorary degree from Ivy Tech Community College.