Ayla Göksel

Ayla Göksel obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Politics from the University of Bath. She received her Master's Degree in Development Economics from the London School of Economics. She completed her thesis on partnerships among sectors at the John Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies with an international research scholarship and conducted studies at the Hauser Center of Harvard University as a guest researcher. She began to work with the foundation of ACEV (Mother and Child Education Foundation) in 1993. She currently serves as Vice Chairman of ACEV. She is also Managing Director of Husnu M. Özyeğin Foundation, Executive Board Member of the TOHUM Foundation, and Executive Board Member of the Education Reform Initiative. She was selected a “Young Global Leader” and a “Senior Fellow” by the World Economic Forum and Synergos Institute in 2008 and in 2009, respectively.