Özen Pulat works as a Program Coordinator at Sabancı Foundation. Her main role at the foundation is to coordinate grant programs that support projects of civil society organizations in Turkey in order to promote access to equal opportunities for women, youth and persons with disabilities. She graduated from Bogazici University from the department of Translation and Interpreting Studies and she is currently studying an MA program in Social Projects and NGO Management at Istanbul Bilgi University with a focus on business-NGO relations. She has participated in various youth projects and volunteered in different civil society organizations for more than ten years.