Mary Ann Turcke

Mary Ann Turcke was born and grew up in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of David John Turcke, a professor of engineering at Queen's University, and Ann Cosgrove Zarichny. She has a brother and sister, Erin and Robert. She pursued her bachelor's degree in civil engineering at Queen's University, graduating in 1988. receiving her MBA in 1997. ==Career==

Turcke began her career as a civil engineer and project manager for the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, designing and building highways and bridges. After earning her MBA, she moved to A. T. Kearney Management Consultants, primarily as a consultant to railroad clients. In 1999 she moved to the IT sector, serving as vice president of operations and Canada general manager for Internet Pictures Corporation of Palo Alto, California, until 2001. Shortly after assuming her position, Turcke was criticized for remarks she made that classified the use of virtual private networks to evade geo-blocking and access the U.S. version of subscription-video-on-demand service Netflix as "stealing". As president, she led a major re-structuring of the company's executive staff in August 2015, in an effort to reduce its expenses. On February 28, 2017, it was announced that Turcke would be stepping down from her position at Bell, and would be joining the National Football League as the President of NFL Media, overseeing NFL Network and the league's digital media platforms. On March 13, 2018, she was promoted to chief operating officer of the NFL, replacing the outgoing Tod Leiweke. Roger Goodell praised her performance as media head, citing the success of NFL Network since her arrival. Unlike Leiweke, football operations will not report to Turcke. Turke left the NFL in 2020 to join the Infrastructure Partners L.P. as a Senior Advisor. In February 2023, Turcke was appointed to the board of Skyworks Solutions. ==Other activities==

Turcke chairs the boards of Bell Technical Solutions and Expertech Corporation. In 2016, Turcke joined the board of SickKids. She previously served on the boards of the Professional Engineers of Ontario (1993 to 1995), the Kingston Yacht Club (1996), CIBC Run for the Cure (2002), and the Tarragon Theatre (2006 to 2008). ==Honors==

Turcke was named to the Women's Executive Network's list of Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013. In February 2015 Turcke was named Woman of the Year by Women in Communications and Technology. Also in 2015, she was named one of the Top 25 Women of Influence by the Women of Influence organization. ==Personal life==

Turcke is married to Gordon McIlquham, also a native of Kingston, Ontario. Turcke, McIlquham, and their two daughters are all sailing enthusiasts and race on the same team out of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club. ==References==