Hon. Scott Turner
E X EC UT I V E D I R E C T O R , W H I T E H O U S E O P P O R T U N I T Y A N D
R E V I T A L I Z A T I O N C O U N C I L , W H I T E H O U S E
Scott Turner currently serves as the Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and
Revitalization Council. The Council’s core mission includes leading joint efforts across Federal
executive departments and agencies to engage with State, local, tribal, and territorial
governments to find ways to better use public funds to revitalize urban and economically
distressed communities.
Prior to joining the Federal government, Mr. Turner served in the Texas House of
Representatives from 2013-2017, where he represented House District 33 (encompassing all of
Rockwall County and portions of Collin County). Mr. Turner’s time in the Texas House was
preceded by a successful business career in which he served as the Chief Inspiration officer of
Systemware, as well as a Senior Advisor to the National Football League’s (NFL) Executive Vice
President of Football Operations.
In 1995, he was drafted into the NFL where he enjoyed a 9-year career playing for the
Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers, and Denver Broncos.
A fourth-generation Texan who graduated from the University of Illinois, Mr. Turner also
received an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Dallas Baptist University in 2016 for his
outstanding Christian Leadership.
Mr. Turner and his wife Robin have a son Solomon, who is currently a freshman student-athlete
at Baylor University.
