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Ekin Günaysu

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Senior Manager, Program at UC Berkeley Skydeck

Berkeley, California, United States

About

Ekin Günaysu is Senior Manager of Program at Berkeley SkyDeck, UC Berkeley's startup accelerator, where the role involves supporting early-stage startups and managing operations with cross-functional teams. Günaysu has over eight years of experience in project management, holds a PMP certification, and has an academic background in Political Science, Business Administration, and European Studies. Prior experience includes work in international development and a 17-year career as a professional tennis player.

Experience

  1. Berkeley SkyDeckSenior Manager of Programcurrent2023 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
  2. Berkeley SkyDeckInnovation Program Manager2022 — 2023Berkeley, California, United States
  3. EdelmanProject Manager2021 — 2022New York, United States
  4. UbisoftCreative Project Management Coordinator2020 — 2021
  5. Berkeley SkyDeckProgram Management2020
  6. Berkeley SkyDeckGlobal Innovation Program (GIP)2020Berkeley, California, United States
  7. Good Cause Group LLCDevelopment Associate2019 — 2020Berkeley, California, United States
  8. Middle East InstituteTurkey Program2020Washington DC
  9. World Affairs Council of Northern CaliforniaResearcher2019 — 2020San Francisco, California, United States
  10. World Bank Project at the Ministry of Environment and UrbanizationProject Assistant2018 — 2019Ankara, Turkey
  11. International Medical CorpsLogistics and Administrative Assistant2018Ankara, Turkey
  12. International Medical CorpsTrainer Assistant2015 — 2016Ankara, Turkey
  13. Avrasya İncelemeleri Merkezi (AVİM) - Center for Eurasian StudiesIntern2015İznik, Bursa, Türkiye
  14. Human Rights Joint Platform (IHOP)Intern2015Ankara, Turkey

Education

  1. William Jessup UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA2021 — 2023
  2. University of California, BerkeleyInternational Diploma Program, Business Administration & Project Management2019 — 2020
  3. KU LeuvenMaster's degree, European Studies2016 — 2017
  4. Winthrop UniversityBachelor's degree, Political Science2011 — 2015

Skills & more

Project Management5International Development3Logistics2Procurement1Translation1Research1Capacity Building1Stakeholder Engagement3Teamwork1Time Management1Operations1International Organizations1
+2 moreInterpersonal RelationshipsSelf-Motivation
  • Certificato di Conoscenza della Lingua Italiana Livello B2 CELI 3 — Università per Stranieri di Perugia
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)® — Project Management Institute
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) — Project Management Institute

From Ekin's professional profile.

Colleagues at UC Berkeley Skydeck

Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
EECS Professor (Strategy Council) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Alec Opdyke
Business Development Manager at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Aleksander Kuczek
Ambassador, EMEA at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Allen Yang
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences; Executive Director, FHL Vive Center for Enhanced Reality (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Amy E. Herr, Ph.D.
Professor of Bioengineering; Faculty Director, Bakar BioEnginuity Hub (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Anca Dragan
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences; Director, Interact Lab (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Armando Fox
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Balu Masti
Ambassador, India at UC Berkeley Skydeck

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Ekin Günaysu is Senior Manager, Program at UC Berkeley Skydeck.

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