Zeynep leads IFC’s market creation and Upstream activities in Health & Education sectors, including development of scalable global solutions and early stage project development initiatives. Zeynep’s professional background is represented by a mix of diagnostic and policy work at the World Bank, investment and market creation projects at the IFC, and debt capital market structuring experience in the private sector. Zeynep has led efforts in creation of bankable structures for a major Hospital PPP program in Turkey, which was built on the World Bank’s support of the country’s broader health sector reform program and marking the first time that IFC would finance PPPs in the social sector. Zeynep holds an MS in Finance degree from the University of Maryland and a BS in Business Administration from Middle East Technical University