13-year C level technologist at Turkcell, Turkey’s leading technology and innovation company, led multi-million dollar projects, strategically managed multi-function teams, advised & mentored startups, acted as board member on numerous tech company boards.

Geek by training, worked 10 years in Seattle at the heart of bustling techpreneur market. Oversaw Strategy & Business Development, M&A options & enterprise-wide pricing moves for T-Mobile USA. Lastly with Turkcell, governed innovation and corporate ventures and internally incubated MM$+ multi-screen services.

Former CEO of Emlakjet, the 2nd largest online real estate vertical in Turkey, where she led 6x topline growth in 3 years. Former corporate marketing mobile broadband product manager & youth segment loyalty manager at Turkcell. BS in Econometrics at Marmara University.

Former Assistant Manager at Deloitte Turkey’s Corporate Finance department focusing on buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory services in TMT and consumer business. Advised financial and strategic investors throughout the milestones of the M&A lifecycle from strategy to integration. BA in Economics, and minors in Mathematics and Business Institutions from Northwestern University.

Former M&A Senior Associate at E&Y with a strong focus on healthcare and TMT M&A projects including the preparation of marketing materials and financial projections as well as coordination of deal participants. BA in Economics from Koç University.

Former Valuation, Modeling and Economics Senior Associateat E&Y with a strong focus on financial services industry and startupcompanies. BS in Business Administration and minor in Finance from Koç University.‍

Operations manager, budgeting & fund governance @ Revo. Former sales & marketing specialist at Marina Travel & CEO Executive Assistant at Medis Group. BA in Business Administration & Global Marketing from Manchester University and Beykent University.

Internal Audit Professional with CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) and CRMA (Certification in Risk Management Assurance) certifications. 20+ years of working experience in banks. Former Internal Audit Manager in Yapi Kredi Bank AS (Turkey), Garanti Bank International NV (Netherlands) and Mizuho Bank NV (Netherlands).