Venture Partner at D4 Ventures, a UK-based technology investment platform. He chairs the international advisory firm Kroton Consulting, advising tech companies on international legal and financial issues. He is the Founding Vice-Chair & President (2009–19) of the Global Relations Forum. His policy work focuses on the complex dynamics between geopolitics, geoeconomics and technology. Previously, he served as the Founding Managing Director of the Istanbul Technical University (ITU) ARI science park, Istanbul’s leading technology entrepreneurship community. During his tenure at ITU, he was senior advisor to ITU’s President and strategic advisor at the university’s Center for Satellite Communications. He is the coauthor of a book on republican era Turkish foreign policy. He received BS degrees in electrical engineering and economics from M.I.T., MSc in finance from LSE, and JD from Columbia University. He is a member of the NY State Bar.
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