Bülent Karakaya

Bülent Karakaya is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience at Commerzbank AG, where roles include Managing Director for Global Lead Sustainable Finance and Managing Director for Head of Markets Compliance Risk. Responsibilities encompass overseeing sustainable finance initiatives, market compliance for corporate clients, and conducting capital markets audits. Bülent also has a strong background in risk management and derivative sales. In addition to practical experience, Bülent is an external lecturer in Banking, Finance, and Risk Management at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt and previously at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. Bülent holds a Diplom Betriebswirt degree from THWS and a Business Certificate in International Business Management from San Diego State University.