Molly Turner

Molly Turner is an urban planner and tech policy pioneer. She is a leading voice on urban innovation as a Lecturer at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, as a board member of urban impact accelerator Tumml and urban policy think tank SPUR, and as an advisor to early stage startups. Turner was an early employee of Airbnb, where she created the company’s public policy team in 2011 and co-authored some of the world’s first “sharing economy” regulations. As Airbnb’s Global Head of Civic Partnerships, Turner directed the company’s partnerships with governments around the world, including its international disaster response program and its 2015 business launch in Cuba. Before Airbnb, Turner worked for the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Economic Development, the UNESCO World Heritage Center, and a sustainable tourism consulting firm. She holds a Master in Urban Planning from Harvard University and a BA from Dartmouth College.