About

Human being, father, husband, entrepreneur, student of life, mentor to other students.

I've spent twenty-five years building, buying, scaling and selling companies. Mostly between London and Istanbul, with a chapter in Los Angeles. The lines of work have varied: AI in financial markets, e-ticketing, educational toys, digital mortgages, property development. The common thread, looking back, is curiosity and a stubborn unwillingness to leave a good question alone.

I studied industrial engineering at Bogazici University in Istanbul, then earned an MBA in strategy and entrepreneurship at UCLA Anderson School of Management. I'm a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. I speak workable French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, all of them poorly enough to be charming and well enough to order dinner.

Outside the office: reading, ballroom dancing, football (Galatasaray, since you asked), and trying to write a haiku that lands.

Feel free to schedule a chat if you're interested in exchanging course notes.