YOUNG SOCIETY LEADERS 2011

YOUNG SOCIETY LEADERS 2011
NAME
TITLE
ORGANIZATION
LOCATION
Ms. Pınar Abay
Incoming CEO
ING Bank Turkey
Turkey
Dr. Daron Acemoğlu
Professor of Economics
MIT
USA
Mr. Haluk Akakçe
Artist
Mr. Ersin Akarlılar
CEO
Mavi Jeans
Turkey
Mr. Murat Aktıhanoğlu
Founder and Managing Director
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
USA
Mr. Cenk Angın
CEO
GittiGidiyor
Turkey
Ms. Aslı Aydıntaşbaş
Columnist
Milliyet
Turkey
Ms. Elif Bilgi Zapparoli
CEO
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Turkey
Turkey
Ms. Yıldız Blackstone
President
LUCA LUCA
USA
Dr. Ian Bremmer
Founder
Eurasia Group
USA
Mr. Eric Clurfain
CEO
MetLife Alico
Turkey
Dr. Ramazan Demir
VP of Strategy and Business Development
Turk Telekom
Turkey
Mr. Emre Demirel
Associate
Turkven Private Equity
Turkey
Ms. Aslı Demirgüç-Kunt
World Bank
USA
Ms. Özlem Denizmen
Director of Development Policy, Development
Economics Vice Presidency
Executive VP of Strategy
Doğus Holding
Turkey
Mr. Serkan Elden
Managing Director
PineBridge Investments
Turkey
Ms. Lexy Funk
Co-Founder & CEO
Brooklyn Industries
USA
Ms. Ayla Göksel
CEO
ACEV/Hüsnü Özyeğin Foundation
Turkey
Mr. Lane Greene
Business Correspondent
The Economist
USA
Mr. Mehmet Güvendi
Partner
McKinsey and Company
Turkey
Dr. Gökhan Hotamışlıgil
James S. Simmons Professor of Genetics and
Metabolism and Chair, Department of Genetics and
Complex Disorders
President
Senior Advisor to the Chairman
Regional Director, Middle East, Turkey and Africa
Harvard University School of Public
Health
USA
PANGAEIA Group, LLC
International Bank of Azerbaijan
Intel
USA
International Finance Corporation
USA
USA
Ms. Lyndsay Howard
Ms. Ayşegül İldeniz
Mr. Güneş İlkgelen
USA/Turkey
Turkey
Honorable Judge Jay Karahan
Global Head, Insurance Group, Global Financial
Markets
Presiding Judge
Ms. Aslı Karahan-Ay
Executive Director
Harris County Criminal Court-at-Law
Number 8
UBS Investment Bank
Mr. Mehmet Kırdar
VP, Investment Professional
JP Morgan Securities LLC
USA
Ms. Sedef Köktentürk
Executive Director
Goldman Sachs International
UK/Turkey
USA
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YOUNG SOCIETY LEADERS 2011
NAME
TITLE
ORGANIZATION
LOCATION
Mr. Ferda Kolatan
Co-Founder
su11 architecture+design
USA
Ms. Evren Kopelman, CPA
Director, Senior Research Analyst
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
USA
Mr. Carl Kress
U.S. Trade & Development Agency
USA
Mr. Ümit Kumcuoğlu
Regional Director for the Middle East, North Africa and
Europe
Member, Executive Board & CEO
Kare Yatirim
Turkey
Mr. Daniel Lubetzky
CEO / Founder
USA
Ms. Demet Mutlu
Founder & CEO
KIND Healthy Snacks, KIND
Movement, PeaceWorks, Inc.
Trendyol.com
Mr. Kaan Nazlı
Director, Emerging Markets
Medley Global Advisors
USA
Mr. Kıvanç Onan
Country Director, Turkey
Paypal
Turkey
Ms. Seval Öz Özveren
Vice President of Business Development and Finance
Cuil
USA
Mr. Murat Özyeğin
Fiba Group
Turkey
Ms. Ahu Özyurt
Member, Board of Directors and Head of Strategic
Planning and Business
Editor/Anchor
CNN Turk
Turkey
Ms. Melek Pulatkonak
Developer Platform Evangelism Lead
Microsoft Turkey
Turkey
Mr. Anthony Richter
Associate Director
Open Society Institute
USA
Ms. Sefa Sağlam
Director of Exhibitions /Registrar
Neue Galerie New York
USA
Mr. Ege Tanor
Financier/Entrepreneur
Dr. Sıtkı Timuçin
Partner
End to End Analytics
USA
Ms. Heidi Ueberroth
President, NBA International
National Basketball Association
USA
Mr. Hamdi Ulukaya
President & Founder
Agro Farma Inc./ Chobani Yogurt
USA
Mr. Cenk Uygur
Host
The Young Turks
USA
Dr. Joshua Walker
Transatlantic Fellow
USA
Ms. Ayşe Yüksel
Managing Partner
German Marshall Fund of the United
States
Chadbourne & Parke LLP
Ms. Leila Zubi
Partner
Zubi & Rosner LLP
USA
Turkey
USA
For more information regarding Young Society Leaders, please contact:
Selen Uçak, Executive Director
The American Turkish Society
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3 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 8 Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212) 583-7614
[email protected]
www.americanturkishsociety.org
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