Alara joined Turkish Philanthropy Funds in 2017. She is responsible for grants management, support to Grantmaking to ensure efficiency of operations and effective delivery of high-quality services to partner NGOs.

She completed her Bachelor’s Degree with a double major in International Relations and Business Administration at Koc University. She then moved to New York City to pursue her graduate studies in Business Administration at Manhattan Institute of Management and continued her graduate studies in Contemporary American Business Practices with a concentration in Marketing at Baruch College. During her graduate education, she has worked with numerous startups and marketing agencies such as Newark Venture Partners and Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator.