Maurice Turner
Technical Policy Lead, TikTok
Maurice Turner is a recognized public interest technologist and cybersecurity expert on the Global Public Policy team at TikTok. As the Technical Policy Lead, Turner plays a key role as a liaison collaborating between public policy and cross-functional teams to ensure understanding of cutting-edge technologies by non-technical audiences. He also advises the public policy team on a wide range of technology, strategy, and policy issues. He most recently served as a Public Policy Manager on Meta’s Global Human Rights team. Turner has also held policy positions such as Cybersecurity Fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), Senior Advisor to the Executive Director at the United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC), and Deputy Director of the Internet Architecture project at the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT). He earned an MA in Public Administration from the University of Southern California, an BA in Political Science from California State University Fullerton, and a Certificate in Cybersecurity Strategy from Georgetown University.