Birthday:
November 16
Birthday:
November 16
Company
ING Bank
Department
Corporate Communications, Corporate Social Responsibility and Special Projects
Position
Assistant Vice President
City
Istanbul
Country
Turkey
Professional Background
*Social development practitioner with over 8 years of professional and academic experience at international level as a researcher, consultant, and private sector expert in the economic and social development field. *Strong analytical background, with MSc and MA degrees in Economics and Cultural Economics. *2005-2010, provided consultancy and research services for government authorities, academia, foundations and civil society organizations in Turkey. Worked at the World Bank under various technical assistance, lending and investment projects, particularly on youth development, women employment and education with ministries, universities and civil society organizations. *Worked in Turkey's leading and Europe's 3rd largest mobile telecommunications company as a Corporate Social Responsibility Specialist. Designed and led socially innovative projects on entrepreneurship strengthened with mobile technologies, Pioneered Turkey's first social lending/crowdfunding platform on women micro-finance. *Leading and Managing the Corporate Social Responsibility Projects and Sustainability agenda (financial literacy for children, UNICEF partnerships)of ING Bank Turkey.
Twitter Account (if applicable)
https://twitter.com/aruzzura
CSR Interest & Background
Financial Literacy Mobile technologies for good Women microentrepreneurship Microfinance Sustainability Social entrepreneurship and social investment