Cem Duran

Cem Duran graduated from Istanbul University Maritime Transportation Management Engineering Department in 2000. Afterward, he completed his Master's Degree in Production Management and Marketing at Marmara University and Business Administration at Istanbul Technical University in the same period. Dr. Cem Duran completed his thesis on “Customer Experience Management” in ITU Management Engineering in 2016 and received the title of Doctorate. After working as a "Marketing Specialist" at the Behavioral Sciences Institute for 2 years after her undergraduate degree, she joined the "Coaching Skills for Manager" certificate program at New York University. In 2007, he worked as a “Business Development Manager” at Istanbul Sea Buses (IDO) for 5 years and took an active role in the privatization process of IDO. In the same period, he established Turkey's first and only Photo Marketing Agency, EDDRA, This company has become the largest player in its industry. He took part in the evaluation process of many entrepreneurial acceleration programs and mentored entrepreneurs in different projects. He started to work as the Director of YTU Technology Transfer Office (TTO) and Deputy General Manager of YTU Technopark in 2014, and in this process, he provided consultancy services during the establishment of many TTOs and Technoparks. From the beginning of 2017 until the end of 2018, he was the Head of the Department of Management Information Systems at Istinye University and established and managed the Technology Transfer Office of the same university. As of July 2018, he was appointed as Teknopark Istanbul Deputy General Manager for Corporate Development.