Filiz Avşar Aktaş received her bachelor's degree in Business Board of Directors from Marmara University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. She continued her education career with a master's degree in Energy Technologies and Management at Sabancı University. Between 2006-2011, she worked as an Operations Manager in foreign trade and international logistics sectors. Afterwards, she worked as a Project Coordinator in clustering projects carried out by the Ministry of Economy between 2012-2015. In 2019, she started working at Smart Solar Technologies by giving a new direction to her career in the energy sector. She served as the General Secretary of the company between 2020-2022. Since 2021, she has been serving as a Member of the Board of Directors and President's Office and Sustainability Coordinator. In her current role, she plays an important role in identifying and developing strategic projects for the Company's new sustainabilityfocused business areas and represents the Company on international platforms. Aktaş is married with one child and speaks fluent English.