Ahmet Gökhan Yalçın

Ahmet Gökhan Yalçın has a strong background in cybersecurity and technology. Ahmet Gökhan is currently serving as the EVP at Yapı Kredi Teknoloji and the CISO at Yapı Kredi Bank since February 2020. Prior to this, they worked as a Senior Security Consultant at Fortinet from February 2019 to January 2020. Before that, they held the position of a Regional Systems Engineer at Palo Alto Networks from October 2017 to January 2019. Ahmet also has experience working at Yapı Kredi as a Cyber Security Operations Center Senior Manager from March 2015 to October 2017. Ahmet Gökhan started their career as an IT Security Specialist at Garanti Teknoloji, where they later became the IT Security Manager from January 2014 to March 2015. During their time at Garanti Teknoloji, Ahmet played a role in designing and consulting on the IT Security infrastructure for Dogus Holding subsidiaries, with a focus on Garanti Bank's internet branch.

Ahmet Gökhan Yalçın completed their Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Boğaziçi University from 2003 to 2008. Ahmet Gökhan is currently pursuing an Executive MBA at Koç University, anticipated to be completed in 2024. Additionally, they hold certifications such as Fortinet Network Security Expert Level 7: Certified Architect from Fortinet, PCNSE (Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer) from Palo Alto Networks, CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) from ISC2, CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert) Security from CISCO, and CCSE (Checkpoint Certified Security Expert) from Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. The specific years of obtaining these certifications are not provided.