Barbara Turner became Ohio National’s 11th President and Chief Executive Officer and the first woman and person of color to serve in this role.
Prior to this, she was most recently Vice Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer. She was elected to the board of directors of The Ohio National Life Insurance Company in December 2019.
Turner serves on the board of directors of Advocates for Youth Education; Cincinnati Regional USA Chamber of Commerce; Cincinnati State Technical and Community College; Cincinnati Women’s Executive Forum and Vice Chair and Board Chair-elect of United Way of Greater Cincinnati.
Turner has received numerous awards and recognition, including Cincinnati Business Courier’s 2020 C-Suite Award Finalist and the 2020 APD National Philanthropy Honorary Chair.
Turner attended the University of Cincinnati. She is a graduate of the SIFMA/Wharton Securities Industry Institute (SII) and was the first female in the country to complete the FINRA/Wharton Certified Regulatory Compliance Professional (CRCP) program.
