Barış Karakullukçu
BOARD DIRECTOR · AI & TRANSFORMATION LEADER
Barış Karakullukçu
Governing AI, transformation and long-term value.
I work with boards and leadership teams facing consequential decisions about technology, organisation and capital. My perspective comes from having led transformation as a consultant, CEO, group executive, investor and independent board director.
Board Director · AI & Transformation Leader · Investor · HBS Case Protagonist
Board Director · AI & Transformation Leader · Investor · HBS Case Protagonist
25+
Years across consulting, executive leadership & governance
7
Investment committees
100+
Investment decisions
HBS
Case protagonist
What I bring to a board
AI governance and technology judgment
Board-level oversight of AI risk, accountability and investment, grounded in chairing national AI and technology bodies.
Strategy and transformation
Transformation led from the inside as consultant, CEO and group executive, across telecoms, retail and financial services.
Capital allocation and venture oversight
Seven investment committees and more than 100 investment decisions across corporate venture and growth capital.
Family business and founder transitions
Institutionalising founder-led companies, as documented in the Harvard Business School case on MUDO.
Current roles
Arena — Independent Board Member and Chair of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee
AI and Technology Association — Chair
TÜBİSAD — Board Member and AI Committee Chair
IFC — Member of IFC’s Nominee Directors Database
Selected impact
MUDO — institutionalisation and Harvard Business School Case No. 416-015
İşbank AI Startup Factory — built and led the venture platform
Türk Telekom — strategy and digital transformation
