Previously, he worked as a member of İşbank’s Board of Auditors, an advisor to the Prime Minister, a career diplomat in Ankara, Beijing, Brussels, a senior executive at the International Energy Agency and OECD in Paris. He then joined BG Group (now part of Shell) as a director. Until recently, he served as an independent board member and committee chairman on the boards of Genel Energy plc, Yaşar Holding, and Şişecam Group.
He has served on the advisory boards of multinational energy, high-tech, high-speed rail, cyber security, strategic communications, and financial services companies such as Invensys, Dimetronics, Windsor Energy Group, Trinüs Capital, and KCS Security.
He contributes to Gulf Intelligence, Dünya, Bloomberg, CNBC, Hürriyet Daily News, Euroactiv, Capital, CEOLIFE, and OECD Observer, and offers comments in EkoTurk, France-24, i24NEWS, BBC, NTV, CNNTürk, Habertürk, Diplomatik Pasaport, and BloombergHT.
He published more than a dozen of books, including “Geleceğimiz Asya’da mı?”, “Yeni Ekonomik ve Ticari Diplomasi Stratejisi”, “2023 Türkiye Yol Haritası”, “Yeni Büyük Oyun”, “New Geopolitical and Economic Journey: Turkey’s Next 10 Years”, “Yaşam Bir Seyahattır”, “Aykırı Beyinler Acayip İlişkiler”, “Yeni Dünyanın Gizli Şifreleri: Türkiye için gerçekçi bir 2030 vizyonu”, “Bir başkadır diplomatların dünyası”, and “Enerji Savaşları”.
He speaks English, French, and Chinese.