‘Yılmaz’ means ‘dauntless’. ‘Argüden’ means ‘honorable’, ‘guide for integrity’ and is pronounced as ‘argue then’, as in the phrase “if you don’t agree, argue then.”
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Academic Life

Throughout his academic life, Dr. Argüden has consistently been at the top of his class and received Tübitak, Fulbright, NATO scholarships among many others. He also received numerous honors for his contributions to the social and cultural life of the academic institutions he attended. He led initiating and establishing a number of events which later became a tradition, such as Boğaziçi International SportsFest.

As a Professor of business strategy, he has taught MBA classes at leading academic institutions such as the Boğaziçi and Koç Universities. He also taught strategy classes at the Military Academy.

He has also served on the Advisory Councils of leading engineering schools in the country such as Boğaziçi, Koç, and Bilkent, as well as on the Board of Trustees of Boğaziçi University Foundation, Altınbaş University, SEV Education Foundation, and Turkish Education Volunteers Foundation.

Due to his expertise on corporate governance, he has been invited to give lectures at leading universities such as Harvard, Insead, MIT, Rotman School of Business (at University of Toronto), and University of London.

Primary School

Dr. Argüden completed his primary education in five different schools in five years, due to his father’s occupation. “Yılmaz, you are a student that I admire and appreciate very much. If you continue to work this way, you will grow to be a person with whom your family and nation will be proud of. With [...]

Tarsus American College

He studied at the Tarsus American College, founded with the vision of making “Leaders for Türkiye, Leadership for the World”, and received Fulbright and TUBITAK scholarships. He not only achieved the highest grade point average, but also played on the school’s basketball team that won the Turkish Championship in his senior year in high school. [...]

Bogazici University

He has graduated from the Bogazici University (formerly Robert College, the first American College outside the US) as the only student to receive both the Top Graduating Engineer (highest GPA) and President’s Recognition Award for student leadership. He has also played on the University’s Basketball Team, which won the Turkish Championship twice in a row [...]

Rand Graduate School

He has received his Ph.D in policy analysis and strategy from the RAND Graduate School with General Distinction and received the Herbert Goldhamer Memorial Award.. Class of 1980 With classmates Thesis Advisor Michael Murray Founding Dean Charles Wolf Comments by his Professors 25th Anniversary Supporting PRGS Michael Rich, RAND CEO Susan Marquis, Dean of PRGS [...]

Koc University

He has served as Adjunct Professor of Strategy at the MBA program of the Koc University, for the first 15 years of its founding. He emphasized simulating professional environments while teaching the course. Business Policy and Strategy Teaching Methodology First Academic Staff of Koc University College of Administrative Sciences and Economics

Military Academy

Having completed his PhD. in Policy Analysis & Strategy with a NATO Scholarship, years later Dr. Argüden thought strategy classes at the Military Academy. He was also a guest speaker in various defense and NATO meetings.

Altınbaş University

He has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Altınbaş University. During his time, Altınbaş University achieved the highest international student ratio among Turkish universities. Mission, Vision, and Strategy Workshop Altınbaş University 10th Anniversary Opening Ceremony TAC Graduates at Altınbaş; Sait Kayahan (Altınbaş Holding, CEO), Prof. Dr. Hakkı Sunay (Dental Faculty Dean), [...]

Intellectual Contributions

Dr. Argüden receives worldwide interest with 40+ books and 700+ articles/columns, and keynote speeches. Publishers such as Palgrave MacMillan and Wiley, journals including Insead Knowledge, Harvard Business Review, and World Economic Forum show interest in his work on strategy, governance, quality, and sustainability topics. He has served on the board of Association of Turkish American Scientists [...]

“He has a future ahead of him that should be well worth watching.”
RAND Graduate School, 1982

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