Burak Aydın

Burak Aydın (b. 1975) finished his studies in Mechanical Engineering in Middle East Technical University in 1997. In 1999 he completed his Master’s studies in Business Administration but he had already started his business life in 1997 while he was working as a Network Assistant in the METU Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. In 2001 he worked as a consultant in various projects in Accenture offices in Germany and Austria.

In 2004 he returned to Turkey and worked as the Strategic Planning Advisor and Manager for Siemens Business Services. In 2006 after acquiring experience in both domestic and foreign markets, he joined the Intel Turkey family as Business Development Manager Responsible for Training and Small and Medium Size Enterprises Programs. In 2009 he was assigned as the Business Development Group Manager.

Burak Aydın carried out many important works in collaboration with non-governmental organizations, public and private sectors for the implementation of the innovative projects in Turkey. In addition to Turkey he played a prominent role in the preparation of strategies and work plans for the Middle East and Africa region. He is the General Manager of Intel Turkey since July, 2011. He is a board member of TUBISAD (Information Industry Association). Aydın, who also is a member of TUSIAD, is currently running the STEM working group within TUSIAD.