İmran Gürakan is a CEO and Co-Founder at LEAP Investment. He possess expertise in leadership, international business development, innovation development, start ups, data analysis and 30 more skills. He is proficient in İngilizce. Colleagues describe him as "I had the opportunity to work with Imran when she participated in two U.S.-based programs deployed in Turkey. These were the Practical Technology Commercialization Program (Uygulamalı Teknoloji Ticarileştirme Programı- UTTP) and the Turkish Technology Transfer Accelerator (TTA) program. I have found her to be very knowledgeable about innovation, tech transfer, and entrepreneurship in Turkey and across the globe. She is consistently pushing new ideas and initiatives that help move the industry forward, and in turn, benefit emerging Turkish startups. She is seen as a leader and voice for advancing the technology transfer profession in Turkey and beyond.", "I had the chance to work with Ms. Imran Gurakan during the EIF & TUBİTAK’s joint project – Technology Transfer Accelerator, as well as Ministry of Development supported DOPING project. She is highly knowledgeable in entrepreneurship program development, awareness creation, mentorship program development, grant management, and commercialization of academic research through Technology Transfer. She is a highly dedicated and very proactive in her endeavors. She is very creative in new program developments. She is a great asset to Bilkent University – Cyberpark TTO", and "I started doing business with Imran in 2015. After I came to Bilkent University in 2016, we had the chance to work together at Bilkent TTO. I also tried to mentor her during her carrer. The most important thing about Imran is that she is a very hardworking person. She is passionate about her work. She has very good communication skills and is comfortable with talking to other people. She likes taking responsibility in projects and leading others. She belives in continuous education, always wanting to increase her knowledge and improving her skills. She is definitely an asset especially for entrepreneurship at Bilkent ecosystem."