Özgür Demirtaş

Kemal Özgür Demirtaş (born August 12, 1975, Ankara) is a Turkish finance professor, engineer, academic, and author.

Prof. Dr.

Özgür Demirtaş
Born
Kemal Özgür Demirtaş

(1975-08-12) August 12, 1975
Ankara, Turkey
NationalityTurkey
Academic background
Alma materBoğaziçi University
Boston College

Early life

He was born in Ankara. His father is from the Siverek district of Şanlıurfa and belongs to the Hadidi tribe,[1] while his mother has roots in Thessaloniki and is from Dinar, Afyon.[2] After completing his primary education in Salihli, Manisa, he finished his high school education at İzmir Atatürk High School. He then graduated from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Boğaziçi University in 1998, ranking among the top 50 students in Turkey in the university entrance exams.[3]

Graduate studies

Early academic career in the United States

He went to Boston College for his finance PhD, completing his studies in 2003 and earning his PhD in finance at the age of 27.[4] In the same year, he started working as an assistant professor at Baruch College. He was selected as the best faculty member in the field of finance in the Finance Department and later in the Business School. In 2005, he was honored with the "Outstanding Teaching Medal," being chosen as the best faculty member among all major disciplines and faculties. Starting from 2004, his research was rewarded by the City University of New York for six years.

Senior academic career

In 2007 he became an associate professor and obtained a permanent academic position at the City University of New York. He also taught at NYU-Stern School of Business. In 2010, based on evaluations by more than 10 million students in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Scotland, he was ranked among the top 20 professors in teaching among one million professors.

Publishings

His works have been published in leading academic journals such as Management Science, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, The Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Business & Economic Statistics. He has published over 35 academic papers and his book on private equity funds was published by Academic Press.

Academic career in Turkey

In September 2012 he left his job in the United States and joined Sabancı University as the Head of the Finance Department. Through his work at Sabancı University, he won the Marie Curie European Research Fund.[5] He held positions such as Founding President of the Center of Excellence in Finance established at the same university, Board Membership at Akbank, and Founding Board Membership at FODER, Turkey's first financial literacy association.[6]

Currently he consults for several major companies and holdings, participates as an honorary speaker in events and as a panelist in the activities of think tanks in Turkey, the United States, and Europe. He is also an angel investor in various sectors, primarily in the biotechnology sector.

Personal life

He is married to Neslihan Küçükoğlu Demirtaş and they have one child.[7] He runs a YouTube channel named after himself where he talks about Turkish economy, as well as his hobbies such as space research.[8]

References
  1. "Babam Urfa Siverekli :-)". Twitter (in Turkish). Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  2. "Hadidi". Twitter (in Turkish). Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  3. "Özgür Demirtaş". Pazarlamasyon (in Turkish). Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  4. "Professor Ozgur Demirtas". Speaker Agency UK. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  5. "Özgür Demirtaş". Pazarlamasyon (in Turkish). Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  6. "CEF – Center of Excellence in Finance". cef.sabanciuniv.edu (in Turkish). Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  7. "Özgür Demirtaş Kimdir, Kaç Yaşında ve Nereli? Prof. Dr. Özgür Demirtaş'ın Hayatı". Onedio (in Turkish). Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  8. Gündem, Gerçek (May 4, 2023). "Özgür Demirtaş'ın canlı yayını izlenme rekoru kırdı: 'Benden günah gitti'". Gercek Gundem (in Turkish). Retrieved May 15, 2023.
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