Betul Yucel — IF Consultancy - Founding Director

Betul has developed and managed end-to-end human resources practices in organizations in the consultancy, telecommunications, banking, and finance sectors (Adecco, Turkcell, Yapı Kredi, Allianz TR & Germany). She completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology at METU and master’s studies in Organizational Psychology at Istanbul Bilgi University. She worked as a part-time Lecturer for 3.5 years in the same program and currently work as a Researcher and Consultant focusing on future work issues. Betul published book chapters on work life in the future at the international IGI Global (www.igi-global.com). She received a Management Coaching Certificate from Erickson Coaching International affiliated with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) in 2010 and provide individual coaching services to senior and C-level executives. As IF Consultancy (www.ifconsultancy-tr.com), they provide services regarding cultural transformation, change management, leadership development, organizational structure and process studies, and talent management and headhunting, and startup consultancy. Since 2015, she has been providing services to international organizations listed on the Fortune 500 (Redbull, JTI, Jacobs Douwe Edberts, Pirelli, Danone, etc.), in the public sector (Turkish Parliament, Ministry of Labor, etc.), and prestigious organizations (United Nations, European Union Projects, US Embassy, etc.) under her company IF Consultancy leading many internationally award- winning projects. Since 2017, they have been a Great Place to Work Turkey Business Partner, participating in numerous projects. Since 2019, she has been involved in projects supporting strategic workforce growth and expansion for companies within the Turkish and global investor and entrepreneurial ecosystem. Since Betul recognized a significant gap in HR-tech investments and the need for more opportunities for women in the venture capital world, She is committed to empowering women entrepreneurs, investors, and professionals within the VC industry, she was recently graduated from VC Lab program in the USA which is a crucial step in her journey to bridge this gap, Since 2020, she has been a strategic partner of the US-based Decision Dynamics firm and has become one of their international assessors. Betul, who served as a Board Member at the Turkish Psychologists Association (TPD) between 2016-2018, was selected as the 2016-2017 International Change Champion by the United Nations (UN), representing Turkey domestically and internationally. She continues to work as a Mentor at the UN and volunteer as a Global Mentor at the international Women in Tech organization (www.women-in-tech.org), established to support the UN’s sustainable development plan, providing voluntary mentoring services to women working in technology from different countries. She also provide support to entrepreneurs as a Global Mentor at Startup Wise Guys, Europe’s largest startup acceleration program (www.startupwiseguys.com). I’ve been working as Gender Expert of UNIDO organization.