Tony Turner is a seasoned founder and executive, growth strategist, and civic leader with more than 35 years of experience building organizations or re-energizing existing ones, or both. As the founder and former chief executive officer of Financial Tracking Technologies, LLC Tony raised capital and transformed an idea and vision from his kitchen-table into the leading regulatory compliance, governance and real-time data analytics platform for the investment industry. Over nearly two decades, he grew the firm to serve clients such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Reserve, and hundreds of companies 1999 - 2017. He was awarded two patents for the technology: US8,433,633B1 and US8,463,686B2. Financial Tracking was purchased by a private equity firm in 2017. Prior, he was managing principal of a boutique sales, marketing and sales management consulting company, The Selbst Group Inc, 1988-1996 for the financial services industry; he was the project team lead for over 40 clients. Later, he was a managing director for a mutual fund services outsourcing company, BISYS Inc. 1996-1999 where he was president of two mutual fund companies. Tony is recognized for his ability to identify untapped opportunities, to think creatively and strategically, and solve complex challenges. Today, he advises public and private companies and volunteers his time to nonprofit organizations, all on scaling for growth, becoming data driven, strategy, governance, operations, management development and leadership.

Beyond the business arena, Tony has been a committed public servant and nonprofit leader. A 36-year resident of Greenwich, CT, he has served as an elected member of the town finance board (Board of Estimate and Taxation) that determines the town budget, sets the mill rate, and acts on requests for additional appropriations and transfers 2017-2029, the RTM representative to the New Lebanon New School Building Committee 2016-2017 where he worked to ensure the highest Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for energy efficiency for the new building, served on his hometown school board 1982-1984, the town legislature (Representative Town Meeting) 2014-2016, Board of Selectmen’s energy management
advisory committee 2022-2026, chairman of a town political party 2019-2020 (now unaffiliated), and as chairman of a $112 million multi-year project to build a new Central Middle School 2022-2024 and committee member to present.

He is a member of the Board of Trustees for The Greenwood School 2026 to present and prior, member of the finance committee 2025-2026 and the Head of School search committee 2024. He also served as a Ruling Elder for four terms (12 years) at the First Presbyterian Church of Greenwich, CT. He has chaired committees of several of these organizations. Turner is founder and CEO of myvotingpower.org, a non-profit organization formed to empower young voters to get involved in local politics and make their voices heard 2020 to present.

 

December 16, 2019 was proclaimed Anthony “Tony” Turner Day by town First Selectman Fred Camillo of Greenwich, CT to “encourage all citizens to join me in recognizing his years of dedicated service to the community.”

 

He holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration, Finance, from the University of South Carolina and completed the Leadership at the Peak program at the Center for Creative Leadership 1998.

 

Tony is an Eagle Scout, a Vigil Honor recipient of the Order of the Arrow and the National Outstanding Eagle Scout Award 2026. He serves on both the Executive Board and Executive Committee of the Blue Ridge Council of Scouting America 2021 present, where he contributes as a member of the strategic planning committee, the
capital campaign steering committee, and chairs the marketing and communications committee. He is also co-chair of the council’s ad hoc program committee 2024 to present and a member of the Second Century Society 2024, all helping to chart the  future of Scouting for the next generation. He co-chaired the Bailey-Murphy Directors’ Cabin Renovation Project 2015. He was the troop committee chairman, troop 11and assistant pack leader Cub Pack 3, both in Greenwich Council of Scouting America.

 

Tony is married and has three children and three grandchildren. When not leading organizations or mentoring future leaders, Tony can be found outdoors—saltwater fishing on Long Island Sound or in the woods with his family and bird dog Marlow.