Rana Birden

Bringing multidisciplinary expertise spanning corporate communications, leadership communications, civil society, and social impact investment, Birden began her career as a Senior Research Specialist at the Economic Development Foundation. She went on to serve as a Key Expert for the European Union Civil Society Development Programme, as EU Research and Documentation Coordinator at Bahçeşehir University, and as Director at the Foundation for Social Participation and Development. Throughout this period, she provided strategic consultancy to a number of leading foundations and associations, most notably the Sabancı Foundation, the Third Sector Foundation of Turkey (TÜSEV), and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

From 2012 to 2014, Birden served as General Director of the Global Relations Forum Association, and from 2014 to 2016, she designed and led projects for the Türkiye Europe Foundation while concurrently serving as a member of the G20/C20 Steering Committee.

Birden joined Kale Group in 2016, where she has since spearheaded corporate communications, international relations, and social impact investment initiatives, while continuing to serve as General Director of the Dr. (h.c.) İbrahim Bodur Kaleseramik Education, Health and Social Welfare Foundation.

Birden remains an active contributor to both the business community and civil society, serving as a Board Member of the Corporate Communicators Association, a Member of the Executive Board of the DEİK Türkiye–Canada Business Council, a Board Member of the Turkish EU Association, a Board Member of the Türkiye Europe Foundation, and a Board Member of the Armaş Foundation.