BSc (Hons) in Industrial Engineering, Istanbul Technical University; MBA and MSc, University of Manchester; PhD candidate in Finance, Bosphorus University. More than 20 years' experience working on a variety of project finance/financial advisory, M&A, private equity, bank acquisition projects. Formerly: with Garanti Bank (project finance - transportation & infrastructure); Representative Head, Turkey Desk, Emporiki Venture Capital; Adviser to the Chairman, Dogus Holding; Head, Strategy & Business Development, Bank Acquisitions and M&A, Citibank; Project Manager, PETKIM Privatisation, Privatisation Administration of Turkey; Managing Director, Unicredit Group; Head, Financial Advisory, Turkey, PCF. Since June 2014, Deputy Country Director, Turkey, EBRD.