Dr. M. Akif Koca
PwC ME Partner I G&PS Consulting I Economic Competitiveness
The move
MovePwC Türkiye → PwC Middle East
TitlePartner, Public Sector Advisory Leader → Partner
LocationAnkara → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Turkey → United Arab Emirates
Native languageTurkish
Years in UAE0.7
Total experience25.4 years
PwC Middle East headcount10,001+ employees
PwC Middle East industryBusiness Consulting and Services
PwC Middle East HQDubai
PwC Middle East typePartnership
Career arc
- PartnerSep 2025 — Present
PwC Middle East· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Partner, Public Sector Advisory LeaderSep 2021 — Jun 2025
PwC Türkiye· Ankara, Turkey· Full-time
- FounderSep 2020 — Jan 2023BBizimon Elektronik Ticaret A.Ş.· Ankara, Turkey
- DirectorDec 2017 — Sep 2020
- Public and Social Sector Senior AssociateJan 2016 — Nov 2017
McKinsey & Company· Ankara, Türkiye· Full-time - Head of Department, Service IndustriesNov 2010 — Dec 2015MMinistry of Development, Turkey
- Strategy InternJul 2006 — Aug 2006
United Way of the Bay Area
- MBA StudentAug 2005 — May 2007HHaas School of Business, UC Berkeley
- Facilitator and ConsultantJan 2003 — Nov 2010
Public and Nonprofit Sector
- Industry ExpertDec 2000 — Nov 2010MMinistry of Development, Turkey
- Research AssistantAug 2000 — Dec 2000MMiddle East Technical University· Ankara, Turkey
Education
- Orta Doğu Teknik ÜniversitesiBS · Industrial Engineering1996 — 2000
- Middle East Technical UniversityBS · Industrial Engineering1996 — 2000
- Başkent ÜniversitesiPhD · Management and Organization2008 — 2015
- Kayseri Fen LisesiHigh School Diploma · Science1993 — 1996
- University of California, BerkeleyMBA · MBA2005 — 2007
- University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of BusinessMBA · MBA2005 — 2007
Languages
- Turkish · Native or bilingual
- English · Full professional