Marshall Chittenden Turner

Background

Turner, Marshall Chittenden was born in 1941 in Santa Monica, California, AMERICA0. Son of Marshall C. and Winifred H. Turner.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1964; Master of Science in Product Design, Stanford University, 1965; Master of Business Administration with distinction, Harvard University, 1970.

Career

Industrial designer, Mattel Toy Company, Hawthorne, California, 1965; research engineer, General Motors Defense Research Laboratory, Santa Barbara, California, 1965-1966; medical engineer, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1966-1968; White House fellow, Washington, 1970-1971; assistant to deputy administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1971-1973; venture analyst, Crocker Associations, L.P., San Francisco, 1973-1975; vice president finance, chief operating officer, Sierra R.R., 1973-1975; president, Chief Executive Officer, Liquid Crystal Technology, Inc., San Leandro, California, 1975-1980; Chairman, Board Of Directors, Liquid Crystal Technology, Inc., San Leandro, California, 1975-1982; general partner, Taylor & Turner Associations, Ltd., San Francisco, since 1981. Board directors DuPont Photomasks, Inc., Alliance Technology Fund, New York, RemancoInternat., Inc., Wilmington, Massachusetts, Virtual Association, Inc. Purchase, New York; Chairman, Board Of Directors Corporation Public Broadcasting, Washington, 1990-1992, Custom Diversification Management, LLC, San Francisco.

Chairman, Board Of Directors KQED, Inc., San Francisco, 1985-1987, acting Chief Executive Officer, 1993.

Achievements

• Marshall Chittenden Turner has been listed as a noteworthy Venture capitalist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Reed Union School district, Tiburon, California, 1977-1981, chairman, 1979-1981. Board directors George Lucas Ednl. Foundation, San Rafael, California, since 1992, Public Broadcasting Service, Alexandria, Virginia, since 1993.

Vice chairman Public Broadcasting Service Enterprises, Inc., since 1992. Trustee Museum television and Radio, New York City, 1991-1992. Lieutenant United States Public Health Service, 1966-1968.

Mem.adv. board National Museum Natural History, Washington, since 1997.

Interests

• Avocations: fly fishing, theatrical set design.

Connections

Married Ann Curran, 1965. Children:Erin, Benjamin, Brian.

Father:

Marshall C.

Mother:

Winifred H. Turner

Spouse:

Ann Curran

child:

Erin Turner

child:

Brian Turner

child:

Benjamin Turner