Yusuf Varlı graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University and London School of Economics with honor degree B.Sc. in Mathematics-Economics. He worked as Teaching Assistant in the Department of Economics at the University of Iowa and got M.A. Degree from the same department. After finishing his doctoral studies, he earned Ph.D. Degree in Economics from Istanbul Bilgi University. Also, he has been at Syracuse University as Visiting Research Scholar. In addition to his academic studies, Yusuf Varli has worked in the positions of Researcher and Advisor to Chairman in Borsa ˙Istanbul and has given lectures in various certificate programs organized for sector partners he also acted as a consultant for the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey - Investment Office Advising executives of the Office on the areas of economy and finance. Mr. Varli  also worked at Ibn Haldun University as Assistant Professor and has several academic publications in the areas of his research interests, which mainly are Financial Economics, Applied Econometrics, Behavioral Finance and Real Estate Finance. Currently he is the Strategy and Business Development Director at Istanbul Financial Center where his role includes developing strategies for the project and company, identifying and building new business opportunities for the company and researching new markets and emerging trends.