Mete Meleksoy

Mr. Meleksoy is a graduate of Robert College. He got his BA from Bogazici University Dept. of Political Science, and his MA from Marmara University European Union Institute. Mr. Meleksoy worked for the European Commission at its Brussels headquarters and at its delegation in Ankara. He specialized in Customs Union and EU projects. During his time in investment banking, he worked with institutional investors in world’s key financial capitals. Mr. Meleksoy was a founder of Alisbagis.com.tr, an innovative example to social entrepreneurship,  which raised funds for Turkey’s leading civil society organizations by mobilizing millions of people over the Internet.

He also led individual civil society projects in Turkey covering a vast geographical area. Mr. Meleksoy served as the Secretary-General of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry, Turkey’s oldest and largest, from 2006 to 2013. He is currently the General Manager of TEGV, Turkey’s leading foundation for children’s education. He is married and father to a daughter