Aspen Policy Academy

Çiğdem Patlak

About Çiğdem

Çiğdem Patlak is a technology consultant with a background in software engineering and management, having worked at One Identity, Quest Software, and Dell Software, specializing in Data Governance. She was also a Software Engineering Manager in FinTech. Holding an MSc in Computer Engineering from Bogazici University, she continues to learn, with studies in UX Design at UCLA and NYU, and Ethics, Technology, and Public Policy at Stanford. Currently focused on Responsible AI and AI Safety, she contributes to AI working groups and red-teaming efforts. Passionate about languages, she translates STEM manga into Turkish and German and is learning Korean. Recently, she joined the Digital Sherlocks program to explore open-source intelligence and disinformation.