Experience
- Sterling Investment PartnersPrivate Equity Associatecurrent2025 — present
- OC&C Strategy ConsultantsAssociate Consultant2023 — 2025New York, United States
- Connecticut InnovationsInvestment Analyst Intern2022 — 2023New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Expedia GroupProduct Manager Intern2022Seattle, Washington, United States
- Procter & GambleBrand Expression Intern2021
- MicrosoftSoftware Development Summer Program2017Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
Skills & more
Product ManagementUser Experience TestingMarketing StrategyBrand ManagementBrand StrategyDeal SourcingDeal ExecutionDue DiligenceBusiness StrategyData AnalysisValuationFinancial Modeling
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Financial AnalysisGraphic DesignSocial Media Marketing3D PrintingEvent PlanningProject ManagementSocial MediaPoster DesignStrategic PlanningCommunicationAdobe IllustratorEnglishLanguages English · German · Japanese · Turkish
- Deutsches Sprach Diplom B1 — Kultusministerkonferenz
From Alara's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sterling Investment
Arthur Tisi
Managing Director, Technology at Sterling Investment
Bill Macey
Co-Founder & Senior Partner at Sterling Investment
Charles W. Santoro
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Sterling Investment
Chris Koziel
Vice President at Sterling Investment
Dan Yu
Partner at Sterling Investment
Danielle Lopez
Accounting & Firm Operations Manager at Sterling Investment
David H. Kahn
Senior Managing Director, Business Development at Sterling Investment
Douglas L. Newhouse
Co-Founder & Senior Advisor at Sterling Investment
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alara Degirmenci?
- Associate at Sterling Investment
- Where does Alara Degirmenci work?
- Alara Degirmenci is Associate at Sterling Investment.
- Where did Alara Degirmenci go to school?
- Alara Degirmenci studied at Yale University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Joint Major); Sun Academy Japanese Language Center (Japanese Language and Literature); Robert College.
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Also attended Robert College43
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Shared employers
Also worked at OC&C Strategy Consultants53
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Also worked at Connecticut Innovations15
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Also worked at Expedia Group48
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Also worked at Procter & Gamble287
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