Erden Tüzünkan was born in Istanbul in 1981. He graduated from Istanbul Erkek High School in 2000 and from Boğaziçi University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2006.
In 2011, he completed his Master’s degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing and Innovation at Yeditepe University, where he also pursued doctoral studies in Business Administration.
Tüzünkan began his professional career in 2004 as a Production Planning Engineer (PEP) at Mercedes-Benz Türk A.Ş. In 2005, he worked as an R&D Engineer at DuPont de Nemours, Inc.’s European R&D Center in Geneva, Switzerland.
Upon returning to Turkey, Tüzünkan co-founded Albert Solino Software and Consulting Inc. in 2007 with a classmate from university. Over the next 16 years, he led more than 2,000 consulting and IT compliance and audit projects for over 1,500 companies and public institutions. He employed and managed teams of up to 70 people. His expertise in consulting includes Management Consulting, Strategy, Human Resources, Performance Management, and Risk Management.
Among the distinguished institutions he has provided consulting and IT auditing services to are Ford, Beko Global, Enka Construction, İzocam, Barsan Global Logistics, IBTech, JotForm, Donanımhaber, Trendyol, QNB Finansbank, EPİAŞ, and TÜBİTAK Bilgem.
Between 2012 and 2017, Tüzünkan co-founded and served as a Board Member of Albert Solino Corporate Finance Inc., where he specialized in Corporate Finance. During this period, he advised nearly ten top-tier Turkish companies on IPO Preparation Processes, Company Valuation, and Private Sector Bond Issuance.
Additionally, he shared his extensive experience through nearly 50 free training videos on his areas of expertise via YouTube.
In 2014, he co-founded Albert Solino Corp. in the U.S. and opened an office there. Through this company, he provided customer technical support services for various SaaS software products in the U.S. market.
Between 2017 and 2021, he established and managed a Ministry-approved R&D Center within Albert Solino, focusing on software development. He served as an R&D Project Manager for eight TÜBİTAK-supported R&D projects, both within the R&D Center and Technopark R&D teams.
Tüzünkan has published three academic papers in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and AI-Assisted Software.
As a result of his active involvement in R&D activities, he has successfully commercialized three software products: Mailsoftly Email Marketing Platform, Prosoftly CRM, and Corvisio OKR and HR Performance Management Software.
At the beginning of 2023, he exited all four companies he had founded, marking a significant milestone in his career. Immediately after, he launched his blog, Healthy Office Habits, to share his experiences, insights, and best practices in company and people management on an international scale. He continues to actively offer his expertise for free through this platform.
In late 2024, he joined CPATURK Bağımsız Denetim ve Yeminli Mali Müşavirlik A.Ş. as the Lead IT Auditor, leveraging his extensive experience in IT Auditing and Information Systems.
Married and a father of three, Erden Tüzünkan is currently serving as the Lead IT Auditor at CPATURK Bağımsız Denetim ve Yeminli Mali Müşavirlik A.Ş. He is fluent in English and German and holds the following certifications: CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), Capital Markets Board Level 3 License, CMB Credit Rating License, and CMB Corporate Governance Rating License.