Baris Kavakli

Baris Kavakli is the founder and managing director of Portera Technology Consulting since May 2011. Baris is also an official member of the Forbes Business Council starting from January 2021. Prior to these roles, they worked as a station manager at TUVTurk Istanbul A.S. from December 2009 to May 2010. Baris also served as the chief project engineer at Honda Türkiye A.Ş. from October 2007 to December 2009 and as a project supervisor at Trio Services Ltd. from April 2004 to September 2007.

Baris Kavakli has a diverse education history. Baris completed the AVIRA - Top Executive Program at INSEAD in 2020. Prior to that, they obtained an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from Yıldız Technical University from 1999 to 2008. Baris also earned a Master's Degree in Marketing from Maltepe University, studying from 2008 to 2010. Baris completed their high school education at Kadikoy Anatolian High School, specializing in Science, between 1991 and 1999. In addition, they obtained the INSEAD Avira Programme certification from INSEAD Executive Education in 2020.