Mete Cakmakci

Mete is a graduate of Middle East Technical University's Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department. He also holds MS and PhD degrees in engineering from Syracuse University, with a minor in manufacturing engineering.

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He occasionally teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on innovation at various universities.

Mete is the Secretary General of the Technology Development Foundation of Turkey (TTGV), a public-private partnership based in Ankara, Turkey. In his role, he manages various technology and innovation programs currently being operated by TTGV with public funding. 

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Mete's current professional goal is to lead the transformation of TTGV, a unique structure in Turkey, into a best practice in the smart management of public money. He spends most of his time developing a new communication strategy and a new business model for the organization to mobilize stakeholder buy-in.

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As an individual, Mete is involved in various initiatives to promote venture capital and entrepreneurship in Turkey and serves on public committees and working groups to strengthen public policy on innovation-driven industrial policy.

Mete is a member of Class 16 and served his fellowship at the TTGV under the mentorship of Cengiz Ultav of VESTEL.