Dr. Ramazan Yildirim is the Managing Director of Upsite Consulting S.P.C. located in the Kingdom of Bahrain. He has gained entrepreneurial and consulting experiences especially in corporate governance areas, such as Business Process Management (BPM) and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM); followed by strong academic experience in complex research environments. He provides his professional services on a global level (USA, EU and in GCC) to several multinational conglomerates among various industries such as Siemens, SAP, Software AG, SABIC and many more. He received his Ph.D. in Islamic Finance from the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He studied Business Administration specializing in Computer Sciences at Pforzheim Business School in Germany. He received his MBA in International Management and Marketing from the same university in cooperation with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
In addition to this, Dr. Ramazan received the Best Paper Award from Pacific-Basin Finance Journal (PBFJ) at the Malaysian Finance Association Conference 2017 for his paper titled "Determinants of Capital Structure: Evidence from Shari'ah Compliant and Non-Compliant Firms". Furthermore, he presented his innovative idea "Shari'ah Screening Methodology: New Shari'ah Compliant Approach" at the 1^st IF Innofest 2016 (Islamic Finance Innovation Festival/Competition) sponsored and organized by the Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara) and INCEIF respectively, where he received the 1^st Prize for his Idea Pitch (Exhibitor).
Dr. Ramazan has authored and reviewed in international journals such as in Pacific-Basin Finance Journal (PBFJ), Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance (JIEBF), Thunderbird International Business Review (TIBR, Wiley), ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance (IJIF), International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management (IMEFM), International Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance Studies (IJISEF) as well as in book chapters such as in Emerald International Finance Review (IFR), etc. His research interests are in the areas of (but not limited to) Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Capital Markets and Portfolio Management, with applied Econometric methods in both Islamic and Conventional Finance.