Abdullah Atalar

Abdullah Atalar has an extensive academic and professional background in electrical engineering and leadership roles. Currently serving as Chairman of the Board and CEO at Bilkent Holding A.Ş. since December 2004, Abdullah Atalar is also a Professor at Bilkent University, where positions include Rector and Chairman of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department. Previous roles include Member of the Science Board at TUBITAK and Assistant Professor at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi. Abdullah Atalar's early career featured positions at notable organizations such as Hewlett-Packard and Stanford University, where significant contributions included designing acoustic microscopes and photonic devices. Abdullah Atalar holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a BS from Middle East Technical University.