Gökay Dede graduated from Istanbul Technical University with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematical Engineering and has accumulated over twenty years of experience primarily in the financial sector. Specialising in digital banking, transformation, business development, marketing, sales, and innovation, Dede commenced his career at Interbank in 1998 as part of the Bank’s Management Trainee programme until 2000. He then transitioned to Doğuş Holding from 2000 to 2001, where he played a role in a digital bank project. In 2001, Dede assumed responsibility for Digital Banking Marketing and Business Development at Garanti Bank. He served as Retail Sales and Digital Channels Director at Eureko Sigorta from 2008 to 2009. Between 2009 and 2015, Dede held the position of Direct Banking Senior Vice President at Akbank, before managing his advisory firm from 2016 to 2018. Subsequently, in 2018, he joined Starcom Publicis as the Managing Director of the P&G team. Later, he served as Marketing, Product, and Ad Business Director at Hopi, the loyalty company of Boyner Group. Dede became part of the Alternatif Bank family as Retail and Digital Banking Executive Vice President in December 2020.