Ali Galip Ayvat

Ali Galip Ayvat was born in 1979 in Ankara, Turkey. He attended one of Turkey's most prestigious private high schools (TED Ankara College Foundation Middle and High School). Then he moved to the USA and graduated from North Penn High School, PA. Upon his graduation, he went back to Turkey and studied civil engineering at Middle East Technical University, one of Turkey's top universities. He took part in many social responsibility projects through Orta Doğu Leo (Young LIONS) Club during his university life. Later he received full scholarship worth USD 25,000 from Koç University (another top tier university) and did his MBA in Istanbul. He spent one academic term in Leipzig,Germany at HHL Business School.

After receiving his MBA degree, he worked as the product manager for L’oréal. Later, he held various positions in the international marketing department of SOKTAS Inc., which operates in the textile and fashion sector. He had the opportunity to frequently travel to different parts of the world and better get to know different cultures. He completed several projects that aimed to improve the brand image of the company. His hard work is praised by the company and he attended Sabanci University's executive MBA equivalent program as a company scholar.

Upon an invitation, he started working for PLATO Education Group. He played essential roles in establishing and later managing Plato College of Higher Education and Istanbul Ayvansaray (Topkapi) University in Istanbul. Dr. Ayvat joined Yaşar University in 2012. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Yaşar University.

He has worked as the Deputy Secretary-General of Yaşar University for 10 years. He was responsible for corporate communications. He also managed different centers, including the Career and Alumni Center, the Public Relations Department, the Media Center, and the Health, Culture, and Sports Center. Dr. Ayvat also taught management, entrepreneurship, and marketing. Later he worked as the Secretary-General of Özyeğin University in Istanbul.

Currently, he is working as the Director of Project Management at Izmir Project Agency.

Dr. Ayvat is married with two children. His wife is an associate professor of anesthesiology and reanimation Dr. Ayvat has attached importance to being a good individual throughout his life, striving to develop love, respect, and mutual understanding among people. He believes in the importance of science in the development of humanity and therefore continues to work to improve himself further.