ABOUT
Yaz Gulnur Muradoglu is an expert in Behavioural Finance.
Her work has benefitted the academia, as well as many corporates, regulators and consulting groups.
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Her career in Behavioural Finance started in 1989 and has worked as Professor of Finance in top Business Schools in Britain.
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She is the founder and director of the
Behavioural Finance Working Group (BFWG)
which was established in 2008 during her time at Bayes (formerly Cass) Business School and continued during her time at Queen Mary in London.
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Gulnur started her academic career in Turkey, where she is originally from. She had obtained double major degree in Business Administrations and Economics in Bogazici University in Istanbul, a top institution for Business. She continued to pursue her PhD in Accounting and Finance, completing it in 1989 at the same university and continued as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Management. .
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She is a Fulbright Fellow and had spent a year at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania.
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In 1990, Gulnur accepted an offer to join Bilkent University, Turkey's leading research university and was there for 8 years before she got an opportunity to make a big leap to come to England and further advance her career.
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She joined Warwick Business School as a Visiting Fellow of the Accounting and Finance Group then she joined University of Manchester as the Director for the MSc Finance programme where she was instrumental in the merger of two Manchester universities for the Allied Manchester Business School.
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Gulnur moved to London where she joined Bayes (formerly Cass) Business School and got her Professorship there and then joined Queen Mary as a Professor of Finance. In both institutions she worked as the director of the postgraduate programmes covering PhD students, research visitors and academics in all business areas. She introduced breakthrough ideas in research management which revolutionised the programs and pushed the business schools up the ladder.
Moving Forward
How it started
For leisure
During her free time, Gulnur loves to catch up with friends and family from all around the world. In summer, Gulnur usually tries to make a trip home to visit family and friends in Turkey while enjoying what she misses most - swimming in the sea.
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Pic: turkishtraveladvisor.com
Growing up near the sea, Gulnur used to swim almost everyday. Now, being in London means there is no opportunity to do so, unless of course in an indoor swimming pool. Therefore, she looks forward to the summer months very much to indulge and treat herself to the warm sunny beaches of Didim, Turkey.
During winter she runs to enjoy the lush green parks of London and practices yoga. She loves thrillers, and always makes time for movies, series, or a good book.
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Gulnur loves to cook her favourite food when she has the opportunity to, especially Turkish food which is always better home cooked - to serve as comfort food, sharing it friends and family.
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