Former Founding Member of Board of Trustees

Born in 1952, Mr. Hasan Özel graduated from Ankara University, Department of Economics and Finance in 1974. He continued his education in Vanderbilt University in the USA and received MSc. On Economic Development. He has served in various positions within Government of Turkey and retired from Ministry of Finance after working so long as Chief Tax Inspector. He represented Turkey in EU negotiations in Brussels. He is an expert on State policies such as state budge planning-state tax, international organizations, EU institutions and NATO audits.