Advisory Board

Bilkent University Faculty of Business Administration has a reputation for excellence in business research and teaching and holds a leading position among the business schools in Turkey.

We are committed to provide business education that is cutting-edge, intellectually rigorous and professionally relevant. We partner with our peers in the government, higher education, non-profit and private sectors to amplify our impact.

Our Advisory Board provides us with invaluable input to ensure the Bilkent Business School continuing growth and success. They help make sure our strategic direction is informed by best practice and reflects the needs of the people and organisations we serve. Our faculty has three different advisory groups: Faculty Advisory Board, Undergraduate Program Advisory Board and Executive MBA & MBA Programs Advisory Board. The list of the board members are mentioned below:


Faculty Advisory Board

  • Atalay Aksu – INSEAD – Professor
  • Okan Baş – THY – Deputy Chairman
  • Ümran Beba – August Leadership – Partner, Bakkavor Group plc, Greenwich, Connecticut – Independent Non-Executive Board Director
  • Metin Canoğulları – Ernst & Young, President of Turkey
  • Faruk Eczacıbaşı – Eczacıbaşı Holding Vice Chairman of the Board
  • Yalçın İlik – Amazon-Head of Finance – Europe Surface Transportation
  • Salim Kadıbesegil – RepMan – Founder and Member of Advisory Board
  • Sevengül Karadağ – CarrefourSA – CFO
  • Emre Karter – Citibank – Managing Director
  • Nüket Küçükel Ezberci – Güven Hospital – Chairman of the Board
  • Fatih Özkadı – Arçelik – Director – Quality, Sustainability, Corporate Affairs
  • Önder Sezgi – Bilkent Holding – Executive Board Member
  • Başak Vardar – Deloitte Partner

Undergraduate Program Advisory Board

  • Sibel Bostancı Çelebi – Aviagen– HR Director- Regional Partner TMEA
  • Kaan Camgöz – Meta – Chief of Staff, Middle East, Africa and Turkey
  • Orhan Dağlıoğlu – Obase – Board Member
  • Tuğçe Esmer – Danone – Global Talent Acquisition Project Manager
  • Faruk İnaltekin – Bilkent Cyberpark – General Manager
  • Bora Kıvrak – Microsoft – Corporate Consultancy and Support Services Group Manager
  • Ilgaz Meydan – Dyson – Senior Commercial Manager
  • Doğuşcan Oto – Peoplise – Sales and Customer Management Manager
  • Seda Öz – University of Waterloo – Associate Professor
  • Çiğdem Özdemir – TANAP Doğalgaz İletim – Human Resources Director
  • Ilgın Özdemir Yazgan – Accouchee – Engineer, Founder & Managing Partner, YTILI & CBFW Alumna – Instructor
  • Çağlar Targotay – Boston Consulting Group – Senior Project Manager
  • Emir Taşar – Grant Thornton – Partner
  • Dilanur Türer – PICUS Security – Sr. Director, People&Culture
  • Cem Sabutay Türkdönmez – New York Sustainable Energy– Managing Partner
  • Cantekin Ünlü – LOGITECH – Global Commercial Transformation – Product Owner

Executive MBA and MBA Programs Advisory Board

  • Cemal Akyel – ETİ – Management Information Systems Group President and Executive Board Member
  • Mahmut Yiğit Arslan – PwC – Consumer Markets Consulting Leader
  • Erhun Baş – Consult -E – Founder and Managing Partner
  • Mehmet Can Canaran – MEFA Group – Trade Director
  • Mete Çakmakçı – INNOTALENTPLUS– Partner Advisor
  • Barış Dinçer – PwC – Partner, International Development Leader (Middle East) & Public Sector Consulting Leader (Qatar)
  • Nazmi Caner Elyiğit – FACEBOOK / META – Lead Product Manager
  • Çağlar Irmak – University of Miami – Professor
  • Çağlayan Karapınar – INNOTORQUE – Founder
  • Gönül Kızılelma Andarman – P&G – IT Group Manager
  • Banu Küçükel – Güven Health Group – Chairman
  • Atila Kemal Oğuz – Tepe Construction – General Manager
  • Kaan Özel – FACEBOOK / META – Product Manager
  • Ramazan Yön – Demirexport – General Manager