Yılmaz Argüden

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Dr. Yılmaz Argüden

Yılmaz Argüden
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Born1958
Eskişehir
NationalityTurkey
CitizenshipTurkish
Alma materTarsus American College
Occupation
  • Strategist
  • governance expert

Dr. Yılmaz Argüden (b. 1958, Eskişehir), strategist and governance expert.

He is the founder and chairman of ARGE Consulting.[1] He served as chairman of Rothschild & Co. Türkiye.[2], chair of the Trustees of Argüden Governance Academy[3], vice-chair of Turkish Basketball Federation[4] During his career, he has served as an independent board member for more than 70 companies in 4 different jurisdictions. As a Professor of business strategy, he has taught MBA classes at leading academic institutions such as the Boğaziçi.[5] and Koç[6] Universities. He also taught strategy classes at the Military Academy. He has published 40+ books and 700+ articles and columns. He is a social entrepreneur, who has founded and/or led numerous NGOs. As the Chairman of the KalDer[7] (Turkish Quality Association), he initiated the National Quality Movement[8] which introduced new standards of quality in private and public sectors as well as NGOs throughout the country. As the elected chairman of Global Compact Local Networks, he served on the board of UN Global Compact[9] He also served as vice chair of Governance Committee of Business at OECD.[10] and as a member of IFC’s Corporate Governance Private Sector Advisory Group[11] He was selected as a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum.[12]

Education

Graduated from Tarsus American College with the top GPA at senior year where he also played for the TAC Basketball Team that won the National Basketball Championship in 1976.[13]

Received his B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from the Boğaziçi University, where he received both the Top Graduating Engineer Award and the President’s Prize for Student Leadership for initiating the first international SportsFest as the Chair of the University Sports Club (1980). He was also a member of the University basketball team that won National Championships twice in a row (1977 & 1978).[14]

He received his PhD in policy analysis from the Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School with General Distinction.[15]

Throughout his education, he received scholarships from Fulbright, TÜBİTAK, and NATO.

Selected Publications

  • Keys to Governance[16], Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
  • Boardroom Secrets[17], Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
  • Measuring the effectiveness of corporate governance[18], Insead Knowledge, 2010
  • Attitude is everything: The case for Turkey[19], Insead Knowledge, 2011
  • Global Boards Help Make Companies Global[20], Harvard Business Review, 2011
  • Why Boards Need More Women[21], Harvard Business Review, 2012
  • Obama and the Power of Inclusion[22], Harvard Business Review, 2009
  • A Corporate Governance Model[23], International Finance Corporation Private Sector Opinion 17, 2010
  • Responsible Boards–Action Plan for a Sustainable Future[24], International Finance Corporation Private Sector Opinion 19, 2010
  • Diversity at the Head Table[25], International Finance Corporation Private Sector Opinion 36, 2010
  • Rio+20 Was a Bust[26], The Globalist, 2012
  • Consensual Delegation of Sovereignty[27], The Globalist, 2009
  • From Global Crises to Global Governance[28], The Globalist, 2009

Awards & Recognition

  • Eisenhower Fellow, Philadelphia, 1993
  • Distinguished Citizenship Award, Turkish-American Business Council, Washington DC, 2006
  • Distinguished Career Award, Ataşehir Rotary Club, Istanbul, 2006
  • Strategic Leadership Award, Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK), Istanbul, 2006
  • Leadership in Quality Award, Association on Employment Practices and Principles, San Francisco, 2001

References

  1. "ARGE Consulting Management Team". ARGE Consulting. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. "Global Boards Help Make Companies Global". Harvard Business Review. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. "Argüden Governance Academy Advisory Board". Argüden Governance Academy. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. "Board of Turkish Basketball Federation". Turkish Basketball Federation. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. "Bogazici University". Relationship Science. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. "Yılmaz Argüden". The Globalist. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  7. "Politicians Don't Like Quality". Milliyet Newspaper. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  8. "Huge donation for an idea first time in Turkey". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  9. "GC+15: General Assembly Session – Mr. Yılmaz Argüden, Chair, Global Compact Network Turkey". Youtube. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  10. "Governance and Regulatory Policy Policy Group". BIAC. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  11. "Private Sector Advisory Group (PSAG)" (PDF). IFC. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  12. "World Economic Forum". Arguden. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  13. "Academic Life: Tarsus American College". Arguden. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  14. "Academic Life: Bogazici University". Arguden. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  15. "Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School Notable Alumni". Wikipedia. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  16. https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9780230278141
  17. https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9780230230774
  18. https://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-organisations/measuring-the-effectiveness-of-corporate-governance-1149
  19. https://knowledge.insead.edu/economics-politics/attitude-is-everything-the-case-for-turkey-1006
  20. https://hbr.org/2011/11/board-diversity-and-global-age
  21. https://hbr.org/2012/06/why-boards-need-more-women
  22. https://hbr.org/2009/04/obama-and-the-power-of-inclusi
  23. https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/95fc4c12-2fad-4e09-8f76-08922faf3745/GCGF%2BPSO%2Bissue%2B17%2B3-4-10.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=jtCxiEB
  24. https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/8ae85f5f-ee44-4b73-a9ae-31e3f9441d58/PSO36.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=kL8loH7
  25. https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/ae223d5a-569e-46d2-936b-e38b6a7d5409/IFC_PSO_19_WEB_RES.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=jtCxiR6
  26. https://www.theglobalist.com/rio20-was-a-bust/
  27. https://www.theglobalist.com/consensual-delegation-of-sovereignty/
  28. https://www.theglobalist.com/from-global-crises-to-global-governance/

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