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Kelli Turner

Kelli Turner

Interim President & Chief Executive Officer

Kelli Turner is the Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Audacy. Audacy is a scaled, multi-platform audio content and entertainment company with a leadership position in virtually every segment of the dynamic and growing audio business—including broadcasting, podcasting, digital, network, live events, music, sports and news. Audacy is also the number one creator of original, premium audio content, engaging over 200 million consumers each month. 

Turner has served on the Audacy Board of Directors since September 2024. She has also served on the boards of directors of several advertising and music technology companies, including DoubleVerify, Downtown Music Holdings, and Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. 

Prior to joining Audacy, Turner was most recently Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Sun Capital Partners, a leading private investment firm. Before joining Sun Capital Partners, she was President and Chief Operating Officer of SESAC Holdings, a leading music licensing and rights management company owned by Blackstone. She has also served in various executive and leadership roles in the investment and media industries, including RSL Group, Martha Stewart Living, Time Warner, Allen & Company, and Citigroup. 

Turner earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School.