Founder and CEO of Avane, a FoodTech scale-up with HQ in Istanbul that is currently expanding across EMEA. Ex-McKinsey Junior Partner with global experience in working with Fortune 500 companies and governments, and building & managing teams across 20+ countries. Harvard Business School MBA degree, Co-President of HBS Public Speaking and Negotiation Club and elected International Students Representative. Public speaker, delivered 30+ speeches including a TedX talk. Columnist, wrote for the monthly magazine of Fenerbahce sports club with 30+ million fans. Sports enthusiast, watched 500+ games live in 15 countries. Producer of Donadona, a feature film, which did its World Premiere at 2022 Istanbul Film Festival Avid traveler with footprints left in 111+ countries.