John Turney

Global Head of Product Management, Asset Servicing Northern Trust

John Turney is an Executive Vice President and Global Head of Product Management for Asset Servicing at Northern Trust. In this role, he leads a global team of product experts delivering custody administration, fiduciary, and data solutions for institutional clients worldwide. John is accountable for setting product strategy and overseeing development to ensure Northern Trust’s offerings deliver meaningful client value and align closely with the firm’s growth priorities.
Prior to his current role, John led Northern Trust’s Total Portfolio Solutions businesses, overseeing software and services supporting portfolio analytics and alternative investments. Operating across seventeen global locations, his team delivered alternative asset administration, comprehensive middle-office services, and advanced analytics across both public and private assets for asset managers and asset owners.

Earlier, John was responsible for the Alternative Asset Services (AAS) and Front Office Solutions (FOS) businesses, where he led global strategy and partnered closely with cross-functional teams to drive the expansion of FOS and the continued evolution of the AAS platform. In this capacity, he focused on enabling clients to gain deeper portfolio insights, mitigate operational risk, and enhance investment decision-making.

John has also held several leadership roles within Northern Trust’s Global Foreign Exchange (GFX) and Global Fund Services (GFS) businesses. Most recently, he served as Global Head of GFX, overseeing the development, delivery, and commercialization of FX services for institutional clients, as well as the management of related risk. Previously, he was Global Head of Outsourced FX, leading the CompleteFX and Passive Currency Overlay businesses, and played a key role in the development and launch of the CompleteFX platform. His earlier experience includes roles in GFX sales, business and product development, and institutional client relationship management.

Before joining Northern Trust, John was a Vice President at Luminous Capital, now a division of First Republic Investment Management, where he worked closely with a founding partner to manage a portion of the firm’s approximately $6 billion in assets across liquid and illiquid investment strategies.

John holds a Bachelor of Science in International Political Economy from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He serves on the Board of Directors of the British‑American Business Council (BABC) of Chicago and has previously served on the board of the Global Foreign Exchange Division (GFXD) of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA). John formerly completed the NFA’s Swaps Proficiency Requirements and was registered as an Associated Person of Northern Trust’s Swap Dealer, as well as a Series 65 licensed professional.