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CAMBRIDGE
Cambridge MBA
I am pursuing an MBA at the University of Cambridge. I received the Cambridge MBA Distinction Award and am a member of Magdalene College.
Profile · Finance, markets & economics
About Efe
I am a Boğaziçi University graduate and am pursuing an MBA at the University of Cambridge.
I draw on five years of global investment research and strategic and financial advisory work to explain what developments mean for companies and markets.
ISTANBUL · CAMBRIDGECAMBRIDGE MBA ’27
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Boğaziçi
Top of faculty and department
I graduated with a B.A. in International Trade, an Economics minor and a 3.9/4.0 GPA. I was also a TÜBİTAK undergraduate scholar.
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International experience
Five years of global research
At Valens Research, I worked with institutions and senior executives across the US, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Education
From Boğaziçi to Cambridge
I studied International Trade and completed an Economics minor at Boğaziçi. I am building on that foundation through the Cambridge MBA.
University of Cambridge
Judge Business School · Cambridge, UK
I am pursuing an MBA at the University of Cambridge. I received the Cambridge MBA Distinction Award and am a member of Magdalene College.
Boğaziçi University
Istanbul, Türkiye
I graduated first in both faculty and department with a 3.9/4.0 GPA. I was a TÜBİTAK undergraduate scholar and received an Erasmus grant for Utrecht University.
Experience
Research, advisory and teaching
These roles shaped how I evaluate company fundamentals, market dynamics and management decisions together.
Valens Research
Cambridge, MA · Remote
I worked with institutions and senior executives across the US, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. With the largest US office of a Big Four firm, I built a CFO Excellence Center that supported eight Fortune 500 companies. I also helped expand CFA and university programs that reached more than 6,000 participants.
Boğaziçi University
Istanbul, Türkiye
I supported more than 250 students across four economics courses, led problem-solving sessions and contributed to applied research on trade and exchange rates. My average evaluation was 4.9/5.
Petrol Ofisi
Istanbul, Türkiye
I built discounted cash flow (DCF) and sensitivity analyses for commercial offers and improved contract and SAP-based pricing workflows at one of Türkiye’s leading energy distributors.
Additional details
Memberships, programs and languages
CFA Society Boston
Member · since 2023
Harvard Business School
CORe · HIGH HONORS · 2025
McKinsey & Company
Forward alumnus · 2023
Languages
Turkish · English (IELTS 8) · German (B1)
Beyond markets
Cycling, nature and new routes.
I co-captained the Boğaziçi Cycling Team and volunteered with the university’s dog shelter. Away from work, I cycle, ride motorcycles, travel, spend time outdoors and play D&D.
Mountains · Roads · Perspective
Image credits
CAMBRIDGE JUDGE · CMGLEE · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Boğaziçi · Ks2754 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Cycling · JACK WHITE · UNSPLASH (opens in a new tab) · Mountain cycling · MAREK PIWNICKI · UNSPLASH (opens in a new tab) · BOSTON SKYLINE · LUCIOF · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL · BAKER LIBRARY · DARIUSZ JEMIELNIAK (PUNDIT) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · MCKINSEY NEW YORK OFFICE · 3 WTC · KIDFLY182 · CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Languages · COMMANDER JOHN BORTNIAK · NOAA · PUBLIC DOMAIN (opens in a new tab)