
Senior Advisor
Levent Kızıltan
Levent Kızıltan is a distinguished technology leader and board member with over 40 years of experience driving digital transformation and strategic growth within Turkey's leading industrial groups. He currently serves as a Partner at FVD Forward Technologic Investments, focusing on corporate development and technology-focused venture capital. In addition to his investment activities, Mr. Kızıltan continues to hold a Board Member position at Eczacıbaşı Bilişim and E-GÜVEN, while providing executive advisory and board leadership to various technology startups.
Prior to his current roles, Mr. Kızıltan spent over 15 years at the Eczacıbaşı Group, where he served as the Group President of Information and Communication Systems and the Executive Member of the Board (CEO) of Eczacıbaşı Bilişim. His extensive executive background also includes more than seven years at Koç Sistem, where he held the positions of General Manager and Deputy General Manager. Earlier in his career, he gained foundational experience in systems design and management at Profilo Holding and Alarko Holding.
A committed advocate for the Turkish informatics industry, Mr. Kızıltan has been a member of the Board and Executive Committee of TÜBİSAD for nearly three decades. He is actively involved in the Turkish Informatics Foundation (TBV), specifically contributing to the establishment of the AI Turkey Platform (AITR), and holds memberships in TBD, YASAD, and YDD. Furthermore, he shared his strategic expertise in academia as a Visiting Lecturer at Istanbul Kültür University between 2017 and 2020.
Mr. Kızıltan holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Digital Business from a joint MIT and Columbia University (Emeritus) program and has completed specialized training in Mergers and Acquisitions at Imperial College Business School. He earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Yıldız Technical University and a degree in Computer Programming from Boğaziçi University.










