"Columbia Global Center Istanbul is like an open window for the Turkish academia and civil society that lets in fresh air in an era when nation states appear to close all doors and windows and withdraw into their inner core." Prof. Üstün Ergüder
The Center’s Advisory Board provides oversight and is composed of prominent academics, public figures, and business leaders. The Board meets annually and provides ongoing leadership and counsel regarding the Center’s activities.
PROFESSOR SENEM AYDIN-DÜZGİT; Professor at Sabanci University, Director of the Istanbul Policy Center
TAYFUN BAYAZIT ’83BU; Chairman, Marsh McLennan Group, Turkey and Bayazit Consulting Services
EROL BİLECİK P:’22EN; Chairman, Index Group; Former President, TUSİAD
PROFESSOR M. KEMAL CILIZ Professor of Electrical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul; Former President, TÜBISAD; Board Member, Turkish Informatics Foundation (TBV); Chairman, Infonet Information Tech. A.Ş
VUSLAT DOĞAN SABANCI ’96IA; Founder, V Foundation; Vice President, Aydin Dogan Foundation; Board Member, Dogan Holding and Hepsiburada.com
PROFESSOR ÜSTÜN ERGÜDER Chair, Executive Committee, Education Reform Initiative; Founding Director, Istanbul Policy Center, Sabancı University; Former President, Magna Charta Observatory of Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy, Bologna, Italy; Former President, Boğaziçi University
HIS EXCELLENCY EKMELEDDİN İHSANOĞLU Academic; diplomat; 9th Secretary General, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC); former member, Turkish Parliament and PACE; Founder and Chairman, History of Science Department, Istanbul University; Founding Director-General, IRCICA; Honorary President, the Turkish Society for History of Science
KORHAN KURDOĞLU ’91IA, P:’20CC; CEO, Tab Food Investments (TFI)
EMRE KURTTEPELİ ’90EN, P:’22EN; Founder and Chairman, Mynet Group
ELİF ÖZDEMİR Vice President, Özaltın Holding
MUSTAFA ERHAN SAY ’84BUS; Founder and Managing Partner, iLab
AYŞE SİNİRLİOĞLU Ambassador (Ret.)
AGAH UĞUR P:’17CC, P:’19AC; Chairman and Partner, Boğaziçi Ventures
PROFESSOR HAKAN ÜREY Professor, Entrepreneur, Vice President for Research and Innovation at Koç University
P: Parent of Columbia student or alum