Barış Aldanmaz graduated with honors in Finance and Management from New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He began his career as a Consultant at McKinsey & Company Istanbul office and later worked as an investor at Turkven Private Equity, one of Turkey's leading private equity funds.During his time at Turkven, Aldanmaz served as a Board Observer for Domino's Pizza, Flo, and MNG Kargo companies, and he managed the acquisition of MNG Kargo and the initial public offering (IPO) of Domino's Pizza on the London Stock Exchange.For the past two and a half years, Aldanmaz has been working at TikTok, where he currently holds the position of TikTok Turkey Business Partnerships Manager.