Hakan is a highly experienced financial risk management professional with a Master’s degree in Mathematics and a PhD in Economics from Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main. He has been active in financial services since 1998, with expertise in quantitative finance, financial engineering, and risk modeling. Hakan has extensive experience in rating, scoring, PD and LGD models, VaR models, AMA models, stress test models, reverse stress test models, limit allocation models, valuation models, ICAAP/ILAAP, banking recovery plans, and AIFMD and UCITS regulations. In addition to his impressive professional experience, Hakan is a sought-after speaker, chairman, and workshop trainer in various risk management conferences and programs. He has been a lecturer for banking risk management at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management since 2013, and he has been the Chief Risk Officer/Conducting Officer and Senior Executive since 2015.