Kevin Turner (born April 3, 1965) is an American businessman known for his executive roles at Walmart, Microsoft, Citadel LLC and Core Scientific.
He is currently the President and CEO of Core Scientific, the Vice Chairman of Albertsons/Safeway and a member of the Board of Directors at Nordstrom.
Turner was previously the Vice Chairman of Citadel LLC and the Chief Executive Officer of Citadel Securities.
From 2005 to 2016, he was the Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft.
As COO, Turner was responsible for Microsoft's worldwide sales, field marketing and services organization of 51,000 employees in more than 190 countries.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Turner spent nearly two decades at Walmart where he worked his way up from a cashier to Chief Information Officer and later President and CEO of the Walmart-owned retailer, Sam's Club.