I am a London-based public speaker and independent advisor to private and public sector leaders with 25+ years of global experience.

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I have successfully delivered many projects with the following variety, the experience from which continues to shape my perspective on resilience:

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Industries: Energy, urban infrastructure, art & culture, manufacturing, transport & logistics, waste management, financial services, fashion & textile

 

Project scope: Strategic & financial resilience, Organisational & cultural transformation, Digital transformation, Change management, Cross-industry skills transfer, AI ethics & governance, Intellectual property, Foresight development, Corporate portfolio management, Negotiation, Business planning, Corporate & project finance, Sustainability, international trade, Regulatory advisory

 

Regions: US, Canada, Japan, Turkey, Indonesia, Europe, Central Asia, South Africa, Middle East

 

Since 2012, I have been the Director of my company InfraStrategies Management Consultant.

 

Prior to Infrastrategies, I worked as: 

 

• Internal auditor at QNB Finansbank in Turkey, 

• Logistics expert at BP-led Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Crude Oil Pipeline Project in Turkey and Azerbaijan

• Research assistant at the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in the UK

• Senior equity research analyst at IS Investment and Global Securities in Turkey and the US

• Strategy manager at PwC in Turkey and the UK

 

I studied:

 

• BA in Political Science and Public Administration and MSc in International Relations at the Middle East Technical University (METU)

• MSc in Regulation at the London School of Economics as a British Chevening Scholar

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In a parallel life, I am an amateur crafts person with a diploma in leather bag making, an upcycling aficionado, a work-in-progress tennis player, an avid traveller and a staunch believer in the possibility of peace for everyone, everywhere and anytime. 

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I speak Turkish, English, French and Azeri, and I am a lifetime student of Japanese.