"The next decade's competition will be shaped not by balance-sheet strength alone, but by the companies that best combine AI with human productivity. The scarcest resource in that shift is not technology — it is governance. That is where I work."
13
boards served across listed, family-owned, PE/VC-backed and development-finance settings
7
investment committees · 100+ investment decisions
$70M+
deployed into AI and deep-tech ventures
HBS
case protagonist on transformational leadership (No. 416-015)
AT A GLANCE
Board & Governance
Independent director at Arena (BIST-listed): Chair, Remuneration & Nomination; member of Audit, Corporate Governance and Early Risk Detection Committees. Chair, Türkiye AI & Technology Association. Board member & AI Committee Chair, TÜBİSAD. IFC Nominee Directors Database.
Investment
Founder-CEO of İşbank's AI Startup Factory: 26+ investments, 2,500+ ventures evaluated, $70M+ deployed. Investment-committee roles across seven funds.
Operating
Six C-suite roles across telecom, banking, retail and technology. CEO of MUDO (family-business institutionalization, Harvard case). Deputy CEO, Türk Telekom; CDAO, Turkcell; Country MD, IBM Türkiye; Accenture partner, 25+ countries.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Independent board director and committee chair with 15+ years of board, committee and investment-committee experience across technology, telecom, financial services, retail and healthcare. Former CEO and group-level Deputy CEO with full P&L ownership; founder of Türkiye's leading AI venture platform. Harvard Business School teaches my leadership of MUDO's transition from family business to institutionalized corporate structure as a case study.