A. Ümit Taftalı

A. Ümit Taftalı
A. Ümit Taftalı ; (banker);
Born	February 1962
Nationality	Turkish
Alma mater	Lycée Saint-Joseph, Ball State University (Indiana), University of South Carolina
Member of	TESEV, Turkish Industry and Business Association
	Advisor
In office
	2001 - 2020
Employer	Suna Kıraç
Preceded by	Jeanne Bourgault
	Attended Bilderberg/2014
	Manager of the Koç family’s private investment office
In office
	2020 - Present
Employer	Koç family
	Attended Bilderberg/2014

A. Ümit Taftalıis a Turkish banker, businessman, member of the Board of Directors of Kıraça Holding.^[1]^[2] He attended the 2014 Bilderberg meeting.

Education

Taftalı graduated from Saint Joseph French Boys' High School in Istanbul. Umit Taftali received his Bachelor's degree from Ball State University-Indiana, and continued with a Master's degree (M.B.A.) at the University of South Carolina. He has also participated in senior executive programs at Harvard University.

As of 2017, Taftalı was working as Suna Kıraç's advisor. Kıraç is a member of the Koç family, a family which dominates the Turkish economy.

Taftali has also been a member of the board of trustees, board of directors, founder or member of many foundations and associations such as the Galatasaray Sports Club, American Finance Association (USA), Financial Management Association (USA), Museum of American Financial History (USA), BSU Foundation (USA), The American Turkish Society (USA), Suna and Inan Kıraç Foundation, TESEV, TÜSİAD, Saint Joseph Education Foundation, TEGV, FIDYAK, BSU Foundation (USA), and the Turkish Bankers Association (UK).^[3]

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/2014	29 May 2014	1 June 2014	Denmark Copenhagen Marriott Hotel	The 62nd Bilderberg, with 136 guests, held in Copenhagen

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