
Göktürk Işıkpınar is CIO & Executive Vice President responsible for Local & Global Equity, Research, Private Equity and Real Estate since March 2011, where he established the first onshore private equity fund domiciled in Turkey under CMB regulations that focuses on investments in industries such as renewable energy, technology, health and manufacturing. Prior to Ak, he served as the CIO of Turkish Equities in Fortis Asset Management Turkey, where he started as an equity fund manager back in 2003, and he was responsible of providing research (and managing during BNPP IP) to international funds of Fortis Investments (BNPP IP) including BNP Paribas L1 Equity Turkey Fund, Emerging European Equities Fund incorporated in Luxembourg and Turkish Equities funds domiciled in Japan, where he also developed several private equity projects in health industry. Before Fortis Asset Management, he held sell-side and buy-side research analyst posts in Dış Securities, following his career start as a trainee in Kleinwort Benson/UK Emerging Equity Desk in 1993 in London, where he lived for seven years.
He received his B.Sc. in Economics from University of London in 1996. He also completed Middle East Studies Certificate Program in Galatasaray University, Istanbul, Turkey in 2005.