Robert Turner

Robert Turner served in the military in Army Intelligence and Organizational Development, where he co-developed the U.S. Army Fusion Center, an advanced decision support center. He subsequently directed the Federal Aviation Administration Team Technology Center and managed programs in support of FAA leadership development. His work at the FAA included representing the FAA at the Institute for the Future and at the IBM Institute for Knowledge Management. He served for four years as the Chairman of the government-wide Federal KM Network. In 2003, he received the first government-wide award for service in KM. In 2006, as co-developer of the FAA Knowledge Services Network (KSN), he received an acclaimed government-wide award for innovation excellence. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi whose motto is "Let the love of learning rule humanity." He graduated magna cum laude and received a special academic achievement medal from the University of Maryland in psychology and business. He completed his master's degree in education with Boston University. He recently co-led with his wife Jane a one year cohort in the joint BYU-Idaho Pathway & LDS Institute Program, an innovative global university endeavor. His research interests include individual and organizational high performance and accelerated learning of genealogical research tools.