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Principal Net Worth

$2.5B

Turner Foundation / Turner Enterprises

UnknownHigh Confidence

Last verified: Dec 29, 2025

Details

Source File
research/organizations/turner-foundation.md
UID
fo-turner-foundation

Also Known As

Turner Broadcasting System (historical entity, now part of Warner Bros. Discovery)TBS (Turner Broadcasting)Turner RanchesTed Turner ExpeditionsTurner Endangered Species Fund (TESF)Ted's Montana Grill (restaurant chain, partially divested)

Principals (9)

Ted TurnerOWNS
$2.5B
Jane FondaActress & ActivistOWNS
Beau TurnerVice President, Turner EnterprisesOWNS
Teddy TurnerEntrepreneur & HotelierOWNS
Rhett TurnerEntrepreneurOWNS
Laura Turner SeydelEnvironmentalist & PhilanthropistOWNS
Jennie Turner-OWNS
Jane Shirley Smith-OWNS
Judy Nye-OWNS

Team Members (15)

Beau TurnerVice President
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Carter KruseExecutive Director, Turner Institute of Ecoagriculture
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Christine HungChief Financial Officer
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David K. WithersPresident
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David Withers(President): Joined 2003 as Director of Finance; Previously J.P. Morgan investment banking; Oversees financial investments, accounting, tax, HR, IT
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Debbie MastersonVice President, Office of the Chairman
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Dr. Carter Kruse(Executive Director, TIEA): PhD Zoology, University of Wyoming; 30 years ecological/agricultural experience; Oversees Turner Institute of Ecoagriculture and Turner Conservation Trust
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Jade McBridePresident, Ted Turner Reserves
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Jeremy BuchananChief Administrative Officer
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Jeremy GingerichDirector of Land Operations
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Mark KosslerGeneral Manager, Turner Ranches
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Meg BearController
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Phillip EvansChief Communications Officer
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Taylor GloverCo-Chairman
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Ted TurnerCo-Chairman
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Related Entities (1)

Turner Enterprises, Inc.Subsidiary

Type: Private holding company Headquarters: 133 Luckie Street NW, Atlanta, GA Focus: Land management, bison ranching, hunting/fishing lodges, renewable energy Land Holdings: ~2 million acres across 15 ranches in 7 states (Montana, New Mexico, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Georgia) Notable Ranches: Vermejo Park Ranch (New Mexico) - 550,000 acres Flying D Ranch (Montana) - 113,613 acres Ladder Ranch (New Mexico) - 156,000 acres Armendaris Ranch (New Mexico) - 358,000 acres Red Rock Ranch (Montana) - 113,000 acres Operations: Largest private bison herd in world (~45,000+ head), ecotourism, hunting lodges

Known Associates (5)

George McKerrow Jr.

: Co-founded Ted's Montana Grill restaurant chain (2002)

Jane Fonda

: Ex-wife (1991-2001), collaborated on environmental causes

Jimmy Carter

: Friend and conservation collaborator

Kofi Annan

: Former UN Secretary-General, UN Foundation partner

Mikhail Gorbachev

: Former Soviet leader, Goodwill Games partner

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Changelog

  • 2025-12-11Initial research file created. Documented Ted Turner as Giving Pledge signatory (2010), source of wealth CNN/Turner Broadcasting, current net worth $2.5B, Turner Enterprises (2M acres, largest private landowner), Turner Foundation (environmental grants), UN Foundation ($1B founding gift 1997), family structure, conservation initiatives, and key entities.
  • 2025-12-11Updated Current Team section with structured leadership tables for Turner Enterprises (Ted Turner, Beau Turner, Mark Kossler) and Turner Foundation (Michael Finley, Laura Turner Seydel, Beau Turner, Russell V. Randle).
  • 2025-12-29Comprehensive team member research update. Added Verification Status section (High confidence). Expanded Current Team with complete Turner Enterprises leadership: Taylor Glover (Co-Chairman), David K. Withers (President), Christine Hung (CFO), Jeremy Buchanan (CAO), Phillip Evans (CCO), Debbie Masterson (VP Office of Chairman), Dr. Carter Kruse (Executive Director TIEA), Jeremy Gingerich (Director Land Operations), Jade McBride (President Ted Turner Reserves), Meg Bear (Controller). Updated Turner Foundation leadership: Troy Ettel (President/ED), Laura Turner Seydel, Rutherford Seydel (Secretary), Christine Hung (Treasurer), Jennie Garlington (Co-Chairman), Candy Champion (Director of Grants). Added LinkedIn profiles for David Withers, Phillip Evans, Jeremy Gingerich, Jade McBride, Meg Bear, Troy Ettel, Laura Turner Seydel. Added detailed background notes for all leadership positions. Sources: tedturner.com/about/company-officers/, turnerfoundation.org/leadership/, LinkedIn profiles (Dec 2025).

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