Didem Gordon is an international finance expert and professional manager with 30 years of experience in banking, investment banking and asset management, especially in emerging markets.

Gordon conducts studies and researches in order to increase the use of Alternative Resolution Methods in private law disputes experienced by active institutions, investors, and start-ups in capital markets and to realize their contribution to the time-money economy. She is a member of the Advisory Board of AdrIstanbul, which provides international services in this field.

Until 2016, She has held various C-level positions in leading banks and financial institutions that are based in Turkey, Italy, the US, UK, and Japan. Gordon also took on additional responsibilities locally to support the growth of Turkish capital markets such as Vice Presidency of Turkish Asset Managers’ Association and Turkish Capital Markets Licencing Inc., Audit Committee Member of Borsa Istanbul, and BoD Member of the Turkish Capital Markets Association. She established Phaida Ventures in 2017 in order to support impact-driven projects and entrepreneurs in emerging markets as well as venture investors in the ecosystem. She currently consults to a variety of impact-driven projects. She is a co-founder at ThreeFold Foundation, a Business Consultant at ThreeFold Tech, and a Partner at Incubaid, established in Belgium. She is at the Supervisory Board of Alrai Capital, NY, and is a Senior Advisor to Motive Partners and is a Venture Partner of Ida Capital Impact Fund. Gordon also serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of the British Chamber of Commerce, Turkey.