Reha Denemeç

Former deputy minister of the Ministry of National Education, senior advisor to the President of the Republic of Türkiye, member of parliament and vice chairman of the board of Defense Technologies Engineering and Trade Inc. (STM A.Ş.).

[1] Denemeç began his career in the public sector as the executive assistant to the Undersecretary of State Planning Organization (now Presidency of the Strategy and Budget).

After receiving his graduate degree, he returned to State Planning Organization and worked as an expert at the Directorate of Economic Models and Strategic Research.

He served on the board of Başak Insurance, and was the chairman of Ataköy Otelcilik, the entity that owns the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotels in Istanbul.

He also worked as a senior executive of an energy group of Çalık Holding with wide ranging sectors throughout Central Asia.

He also completed programs titled "Managing and Shaping Change in the Information Age" and "Innovation for Economic Development" at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.