Malcolm Turner is an athletics administrator who most recently served as the Athletic Director at Vanderbilt University. Prior to this role, he served as the president of the NBA G League.
Turner attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a Morehead-Cain Scholar. He was member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He graduated with a business degree and was a Rhodes Scholar finalist.
He earned joint J.D. and M.B.A degrees from Harvard University.
Turner is a member of the New York State Bar. Turner worked at Wasserman Media Group, serving as the managing director of the golf division. Prior to his role in the golf division, Turner helped build WassermanâÂÂs consulting division as its managing director, creating and managing sports, entertainment, venue and new product launch strategies for leading corporate brands and properties.
On October 31, 2014, Malcolm Turner was hired as the president of the NBA Development League (NBA D-League). As president, the league grew from 14 to 27 teams as of the 2018âÂÂ19 season. Under his leadership, Gatorade became the title sponsor of the D-League, and it was renamed the NBA G League prior to the 2017âÂÂ18 season.
On February 1, 2019, Turner became the Athletic Director at Vanderbilt University. He resigned on February 4, 2020.
At UNC, he received the Ernest L. Mackie ChancellorâÂÂs Award for character, scholarship and leadership. He was named in SportsBusiness JournalâÂÂs âÂÂForty Under 40â in 2007.
Turner served on the advisory boards of Teach for America, the UNC KenanâÂÂFlagler Business School, and the Morehead-Cain Scholarship Fund.