Ali İsmail Sabancı (born May 5, 1969;

Adana Adana is a large city in southern Turkey. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the northeastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative seat of the Adana Province, Adana province, and has a population of 1 81 ...

) is a Turkish businessperson and a third generation member of th
Sabancı
Family. He is the Chairperson of '
Esas Holding

Education

Ali Sabancı earned his M.B.A. degree with a major in International Finance from

Columbia Business School Columbia Business School (CBS) is the business school of Columbia University, a Private university, private research university in New York City. Established in 1916, Columbia Business School is one of six Ivy League business schools and one of ...

and B.A. degree in Politics and Economics from

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. Tufts also has several Doctor of Physical Therapy p ...

Career

Ali Sabancı is the Chairperson of Esas Holding an
Pegasus Airlines
vice chairperson of Mars Athletic and a board member o
Ayakkabı Dünyası
which are part of the Esas Private Equity portfolio. He also serves on the board of Esas Properties. Ali is one of the co-founders o
Esas Social
which was established to facilitate sustainable social investment. He focuses on increasing awareness of entrepreneurship in Turkey. As the president of the Young Entrepreneurs Board in the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), he has led successful projects including Angel Investing Legislation, Global Entrepreneurship Congress, G3 Forum, Global Entrepreneurship Week and TIM Innovation Week - Born Global. He is also an angel investor in more than 25 start-up companies. Ali is a member of the Turkish American Business Association and th
Turkish Family Business Association.
He is a member of Board of Trustees o
Entrepreneurship Foundation
and a founding member o
GEN
(Global Entrepreneurship Network ) Türkiye. In 2018 he was awarded the Légion d'Honneur by the French government for his contributions to economic relations between Turkey and France.

Personal life

Ali Sabancı is married to Vuslat Doğan Sabancı and has two sons, Emrecan Şevket Sabancı and Kaan Ali Sabancı.

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Biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sabanci, Ali 1969 births Living people Businesspeople from Adana Ali Sabanci Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences alumni Columbia Business School alumni Recipients of the Legion of Honour

Education

Career

Personal life

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