About
Deniz Agnaklar is Senior Vice President of Client Transformation at Lyra Technology Group, a decentralized platform of IT and cybersecurity companies. He brings experience from the managed services provider space, with background in cybersecurity and incident response across operations and growth functions. Agnaklar holds an engineering degree from Northwestern University and is based in Istanbul, Turkey.
Experience
- Lyra Technology GroupSVP, Client Transformationcurrent2026 — present
- EntaraChief Growth Officer2024 — 2026
- EntaraDirector of Managed Services2021 — 2024Chicago, Illinois, United States
- EntaraPlatform Manager2020 — 2021Chicago, Illinois, United States
- EntaraTechnical Business Analyst2018 — 2020Greater Chicago Area
- Purple GatorSoftware Development & Design Intern2017 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
- Special Minds 7/24Software Engineering Intern2016Istanbul, Turkey
- DSGN-106-1: Design Thinking & CommunicationStudent Leader & Group Member2015Evanston, Illinois
- ENKA Construction & Industry CoIntern2014Istanbul, Turkey
Education
- Northwestern UniversityBachelor’s Degree, McCormick School of Engineering2014 — 2018
- Stanford UniversitySummer Session, Mathematics & Public Speaking2013
Skills & more
Channel PartnersPartner Relationship ManagementStrategic PartnershipsCyber Security RiskITIL ProcessCybersecurity Incident ManagementKey Client RelationshipsServiceNowSoftware DevelopmentSocial Media7Graphic Design1Public Relations1
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Product ManagementProject ManagementProduct DevelopmentDesignNonprofitsTeachingResearchMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordPowerPointMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft PowerPointLanguages English · Turkish
- Scrum Master Certified (SMC) — Vabro.ai and VMEdu.com (Scrum/Kanban/AI/Business Analysis/OKRs/Six Sigma/Sales and Marketing etc.)
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