İPEK ÖZEL

Lecturer. Has been lecturing in the field of communications, ethnographic research and strategic management for the last 20 years, mainly concentrated in the field of advocacy management, corporate communications, business studies, ethnographic research, innovation management, brand management and leadership. Worked at Bilgi University at the faculty of communications between 1997-2016 and Yeditepe University at the faculty of communications between 1997-2006 as a guest lecturer. Also has a professional career in the business world, assisted many national and multinational clients in consumer research, communication planning, strategy development and decision making. She is also an independent advisor, writer and researcher working for international projects, organizations, board directors and human rights associations; mainly planning and writing commissioned blogs, books, articles, speeches, reports etc.