Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors plays a key role in decision-making, providing ongoing support and leadership for our work.
- Mehmet Lütfi Kırdar Chairman
- Maria Figueroa Küpçü Vice Chair
- Lawrence Kaye Secretary
- Civan Gökay Treasurer
- Ahmet Bozer
- Alp Önalan
- Assia Eyüboğlu, PhD
- Ayşegül İldeniz
- Bilge Öğün Bassani
- Ergün Kırlıkovalı
- Gülden Mesara
- G. Lincoln McCurdy
- Merve Gürsel
- Murat Emirdağ
- Nakiye Boyacıgîller, PhD
- Nur Hamzaoğulları
- Onur Erzan
- Özgür Karaosmanoğlu
- Rahmi H. Sayder
- Seran Müdüroğlu Trehan
- Selin Gülçelik
Council of Trustees
- Haldun Tashman Chairman Emeritus and Founding Partner
- Murat Ağırnaslı Founding Partner
- Mustafa Kemal Abadan Founding Partner
- Gamze Ateş
- Ziya Boyacigiller (1951-2014) Founding Partner
- Lou Anne King Jensen
- Özlenen Eser Kalav CEO Emeritus and Founding Partner
- Aydın Koç
- Burcu Mirza
- Erinch R. Özada Founding Partner
- Nicholas C. Porcaro
Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board’s expertise and experience help us inform our work across all key areas.
- Ayşe Cihan Sultanoğlu Assistant Secretary-General and Director, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
- Elmira Bayraslı Co-founder of Foreign Policy Interrupted and Visiting Fellow at the New America Foundation
- Francis J. Ricciardone President of the American University in Cairo
- John Tognino Chairman & CEO of Pepper Financial Group and former Executive Vice President for NASDAQ
- Selen Uçak
- Zeynep Uluer Aytekin