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A nation of women

02/02/2012

"Anadolu" (Anatolia) may very well be the "land of mothers," but as Turkey finds its place as a global leader, it needs to become a nation of women. According to the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap report released this week, it has a long way to go. Read more.

Raising girl power on Twitter

01/24/2012

On Tuesday, January 31 at 2PM EST and 9PM IST, we'll host a Twitter chat about empowering young girls with the hashtag #gendergap. Read more.

Social Entrepreneurship on the Rise in Turkey

01/17/2012

Social entrepreneurship is on the rise worldwide, especially Turkey. Ashoka Türkiye's Zeynep Meydanoglu and Matthias Scheffelmeier share insights about what's going on in Anatolia in this blog post.

301,927 has been raised to-date through Van Earthquake Relief Fund

01/10/2012

As long as individuals, corporations and foundations show interest in supporting the longer term recovery and reconstruction process in Van, Turkish Philanthropy Funds will keep the Van Earthquake Relief Fund open for contributions. Read more.

Erinch R. Özada

Erinch R. Özada is the Chairman and CEO of Archery Capital, which he founded in 1996. Mr. Özada has nearly 20 years of investment and financial experience, having worked in virtually every aspect of today's modern capital markets, including sales, trading, and advising family groups and institutional clients on asset, portfolio and risk management. Currently, Mr. Özada is responsible for managing the overall strategic exposure and asset allocation process for funds managed by Archery Capital. He also manages the Firm's relationship with investors and the investment community.

Prior to founding Archery Capital, Mr. Özada was a Vice President in the Private Wealth Management Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"), New York, which he joined in 1984. At Goldman Sachs, he advised clients on asset allocation and portfolio management. He managed discretionary accounts (assets approximating $1 Billion) for select clients, and advised high net worth individuals, family offices and institutions in diverse locations such as Europe, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. During his tenure at Goldman Sachs, Mr. Özada developed a disciplined approach to investing by implementing customized risk-adjusted performance review procedures. Mr. Özada received his M.B.A. from Columbia University Graduate School of Business with Honors, where he concentrated on International Finance. He received his undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Hamilton College in Economics and Political Science.

In June 2005, Mr. Özada was elected to join the Board of Directors of the American Field Service-USA. AFS is an organization recognized throughout the world for high quality programs and its defining role in educational youth exchanges, as well as for its contributions in the field of intercultural learning and global education.

Founding Board Member 2007 - present