Ela Eskinazi born in Ankara, Turkey is a graduate of TED High School and Middle East Technical University with B.Sc. In Management. She attained MBA degree at Purdue University in 2000. She has worked at GE Healthcare for 6 years at various leadership roles and she is certified black-belt. She moved to Charlotte NC in 2006. She has worked in Consumer Banking for the first 5 yrs of her bank tenure at Bank of America, and is currently working as Sales Performance Manager in Healthcare & Institutions Commercial Banking team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Ela is married, has 2 sons. She likes outdoor sports, and cycling and she does painting as a hobby. She has been member of BTF family since 2007 and been involved in different fund raising activities and events. She is a strong advocate of education as a way of liberating minds and societies, and especially women living in poverty.