Genie Turton

Board Mentor
Criticaleye

Genie is a former senior civil servant who now works as a Non-executive Director in the private and charitable sectors.

She is a non executive adviser to the family owned construction company, the Wates Group (on the main board 2004-2010) and on the boards of Rockpools, the executive search company, Genesis Housing Group, Cognatum Trust, the Dulwich Picture Gallery (and Chair of DPG Enterprises), the Horniman Museum, Wessex Archaeological Trust, and the Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation . She is a lay member of Salisbury Cathedral Chapter (and Chairman of its RemCo). She is also an adviser to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago on public service reform through Mori Caribbean.

Genie was formerly on the board of the Woolwich Building Society and the Historic Houses Association, a City University Council member, an Independent member of the ALG review of London Borough Grants, and a Trustee of the Pilgrim Trust and AA Motoring Trust.

In her executive career Genie has extensive public sector experience. Later roles include Director General for Housing, Planning and Urban regeneration in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (2000 – 2004) and Director, Government Office for London (1997 – 2000), a post in which she established London’s new government under the elected Mayor.

Genie read Classics and then carried out research at Girton College, Cambridge. Her interests include government, gardening, books, painting, music and shopping. She lives in London and Salisbury.

Genie is a Criticaleye Board Mentor.