Having graduated with a high degree from the Economics and Political Science department of
Rutgers University in 1981, Neslihan Tonbul completed her post-graduate study on International
Finances and Economic Development at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy – Tufts University.
Appointed to the senior executive positions at New York, London and Istanbul agencies of various
international finance institutions (The Irving Trust Company, The Bank of New York and BNY Mellon)
from 1983 to 2008, she was appointed as regional manager overseeing a region that includes the
Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and Turkey. Serving as board member to the prominent Turkish
holdings since 2008, Neslihan Tonbul is a board member of Petkim, Alarko Holding and Vakıfbank
International. Gaining expertise in the Management of Family Companies by studying at the Harvard
Business School with CFEG, Tonbul has been teaching “Management of Family Companies” at the
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Koç University since 2017. Neslihan Tonbul is a
ındependent board member of Tofaş since 2018