Ozan Bakis received his PhD in Economics from University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne in 2006.  Before joining Bahcesehir University in 2016 he worked, respectively, at Galatasaray University and TUSIAD-Sabanci University Competitiveness Forum. He did his postdoc at University of Montreal in 2011. His recent research has focused on firm dynamics with a particular focus on SME problems and innovation, productivity, labor market dynamics and short-run economic forecast. He consulted for the World Bank, the Turkish Statistical Institute, and some other private sector institutions.