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Portrait of Mert Akman

Honor Society® member

Mert Akman

Social Impact Analyst at Emergent LLC

  • Master of Science in Finance
  • Class of 2022
  • Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

Member since April 2022

About

Hello! My name is Mert. I studied Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Economics at Koc University in Turkey. I am currently Finance graduate student at Johns Hopkins University.

Education

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Finance

    2020 – 2022

  • Koc University

    Engineering-Economics

    2015 – 2020

Honors and awards

  • magna cum laude

    Graduated with 3.50-3.74 GPA at Koc University

  • The Dean's Scholarship

    Full-Tuition Scholarship for MS in Finance program at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

  • Dean's Honor Roll

    SPAs over 3.0

  • Vehbi Koc Scholars

    SPAs over 3.50

  • Edward J. Stagman Memorial Award

    Honors graduating students who complete their master's degree programs with a 4.0 grade point average

Goals and interests

Career goal

Academia

Graduate school interests

Rice University

Outside the classroom

Sports, Netflix, Travelling and more!

Experience

  • Social Impact Analyst

    Emergent LLC

    Jan 2022 – May 2022

  • Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant

    Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

    Jun 2021 – May 2022

Volunteering

  • Graduate Student Representative at Student Advocacy Council

    Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

    Nov 2020 – May 2021

Languages

  • Turkish Advanced
  • English (US) Advanced
  • German Intermediate
  • French (France) Beginner