Ebru Özdemir, Chairwoman at Limak Group of Companies graduated from TED Ankara College in 1991 and completed her BS degree in Civil Engineering at Boğaziçi University (Istanbul, Turkey). She holds an MBA degree in International Business and Finance from Fordham University (class of 1997). Serving as member at the Board of Executives and Board of Directors at the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEİK)  and Chairwoman of the DEİK/Turkey-Kuwait Business Council, she presents as board member at Endeavor Turkey, a part of Endeavor Global Network. Özdemir also holds board membership at the Turkish-American Business Council (TAİK) and DEİK/Turkey-Korea Business Council; membership at the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD). Being a regular participant to World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Annual Meetings in Davos/Switzerland, Özdemir also represents the Group at Bruegel, Brussels-based think tank, as the only representative from Turkey and Turkish business community. Represented at the Working Party on Public-Private Partnerships of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE PPP) till 2022, Ms. Özdemir is also a member at the Young Society Leaders of the American Turkish Society. Ebru Özdemir is among Founding Members and Board Members of Turkey’s 30 Percent Club, a voluntary platform aiming to develop a diverse and gender-balanced pool of talent for all businesses at all levels while she also holds Board Membership at Women in Technology Association (Wtech Turkey). Being a member at TOBB’s Women Entrepreneurship Council and International Women’s Forum Turkey, Ms. Özdemir also presents at Boğaziçi University Foundation’s Board of Trustees, Turkey’s Darüşşafaka Society’s Advisory Board and Vodafone Foundation’s Board of Overseers. Ms. Özdemir was named as the member of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors since 2016, while she also presents at International Advisory Board of the Atlantic Council, Advisory Board of OSTIM Technical University, Advisory Board of Ankara Bilim University and Advisory Board of the Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development (IICPSD). Ebru Özdemir also acts as Limak Foundation’s Chairwoman, a private foundation established in 2016, to professionally manage social investments of Limak Group of Companies. The Foundation undertakes several initiatives in Turkey and abroad including Engineer Girls of Turkey (TMK), Global Engineer Girls (GEG), Limak Philharmonic Orchestra.