BrowserAngel - Founder; Received 5 grants from the UK government for innovation in semantic web algorithms.
Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Merrill Lynch - Managing Director: Set up and managed operations in 3 global investment banks in London covering Emerging Markets
Tufts University: BS in Mechanical Engineering
The Fletcher School: MA in International Law and Diplomacy

Seasoned entrepreneur (+2 start-ups in the past) with extensive people and business skills (Engagement Manager @ McKinsey) and product management experience (Senior Technical Product Manager @ eBay). Core passion is making people's live better and happier by creating massively scalable products. Deeply engrained in Silicon Valley thinking and networks (Stanford MBA), willing to create a similar environment in Istanbul over the mid-term.

Hands-on skills about running a technology organization (co-founder of a software house that catered to mega clients such as Carrefour, Schot and D-Smart) and broad experience on scalable information systems (Mongo admin, Hadoop, Data Mining).

Innovative thinker with an R&D award (from State R&D office - TUBITAK) and continued PHd on CS. Lead member of the CS society in Turkey with teaching and mentorship roles in student clubs.