Ayşe Akbulut was graduated from Boğaziçi University, Department of Philosophy in 2006. Between 2006 and 2013, she had responsibility in different positions in the Corporate Credits Underwriting Department of Türk Ekonomi Bank. Akbulut, who worked as a Credit Underwriting Manager at Royal Bank of Scotland Türkiye Office between 2013-2015, worked as a manager in the Corporate Loans, Guarantee, Leasing and Project Finance Departments at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bank between 2017-2018. Akbulut, who started to work as Corporate and Commercial Loans Manager at Alternatif Bank in August 2018 had worked as Corporate and Commercial Loans Director from January 2021 till she was appointed as Assistant General Manager of the Credit Underwriting Group in March 2022 and she is also a member of the Board of Directors of  Alternatif Lease and Alternatif Investment.