Melda Çele has been the Executive Director of Global Compact Network Turkey since 2013. She is also the Deputy Secretary General of Turkish Business and Industry Association. She specializes in sustainability practises in companies and is responsible for investment environment and entrepreneurship. A strong believer in the power of multi-stakeholder partnerships she has initiated and led several projects with key private sector and civil society organizations. Melda Çele holds a MA in European Integration from University of Essex and a BA in Sociology from Koç University, Turkey.