With more than 26 years of experience in civil society, Mehru Öztürk has served as General Manager and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Turkish Entrepreneurship Foundation (GİRVAK) since its founding. She pursues her work, centered on the development of the entrepreneurship ecosystem and the role of technology in social transformation, through her role in the UN & ITU AI for Good Initiative, her memberships in the Technology Entrepreneurship and Women’s Entrepreneurship Councils of the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye, and Things, a project she founded in collaboration with TechSoup Europe to promote social innovation through technology.
In 2022, she joined the committee of Founder One, Türkiye’s first impact investment fund, and in the same year founded The Good Factor, which helps brands become pioneers of social transformation through purpose-driven strategies.
A founding member of the Board of Trustees of the Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG), Mehru is also part of international networks such as European Women in VC, Leaders for Climate Change, and EIT Food. Today, she is active as a mentor, jury member, and advisor in national and international entrepreneurship programs, focusing on the opportunities that AI and emerging technologies create for young changemakers.
