With more than 22 years of experience spanning management consulting, transaction advisory, entrepreneurship, and impact partnership, Bahadir focuses on converting strategy into measurable earnings and cash impact, working through implementation rather than recommendation alone.

Having served organizations in over 10 countries, Bahadir has worked across the full value chain, from boardroom to shop floor, including: 

• Advising a national utility privatization program with proceeds of approximately $13 billion
• Leading value creation and transformation efforts reaching up to 30% and operating impact, budget, and schedule optimization in a multibillion-dollar infrastructure investment in the Middle East
• Providing impact assessment and advisory support for a ministry of infrastructure in parliamentary budget discussions

Before joining A&M, Bahadir spent seven years with McKinsey & Company, most recently serving in various senior roles in the Energy practice. Before this, he spent 13 years as the entrepreneur Managing Partner of boutique consulting initiatives based in Turkey and the UK, helping clients in the energy industry to thrive in the Middle East, Turkey, Europe, and Asia.

Bahadir earned double major bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering, as well as an executive MBA, from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, and he conducted PhD-level studies in finance at the same university. He is fluent in Turkish and English and has a basic knowledge of Arabic.