About
Dr. Yasemin Yazar is a freelance strategy consultant, teacher, researcher, and self-defence instructor who brings a rare combination of strategic insight, scientific rigour, and practical expertise to her work.
With ten years of experience at leading consultancies, she has supported clients across industries in navigating digitalisation, innovation, and demographic changes. Her work spans strategy, transformation, capability design, and upskilling. She blends agile and collaborative, user-centred methods to align stakeholders and deliver practical outcomes, while bridging strategy and execution.
Dr. Yazar holds a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology from the University of Cambridge, following earlier studies in Brain and Mind Sciences in London and Paris. Her academic background informs her analytical, curious, and structured approach to complexity. She excels at synthesising information across disciplines while maintaining clarity and focus on the broader context.
As a self-defence instructor, Dr. Yazar integrates psychological insight into physical training. She focuses not only on effective techniques but also on psychological readiness, situational awareness, and decision-making under pressure. Grounded in behavioural science and cognitive psychology, she helps people set boundaries, build confidence, and respond with control – whether in team workshops, professional development settings, or in local courses.
Her work is grounded in an intersectional and intercultural perspective, shaped by her own private, academic, geographic, and professional journey. This enables her to bring a nuanced understanding to group dynamics and team collaboration - an essential capability in today’s as increasingly complex perceived environments.
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Above all, Dr. Yazar is driven by a commitment to meaningful progress and to empowering people with the insight, tools, and resilience needed to navigate complexity.
Vita
Professional Experience
Freelance consultant, instructor, researcher
Since 03/2024
Ypsilonya
Talent & Organisation Consulting at Accenture Strategy
2018 - 2024
Accenture GmbH
Innovation Consulting at The Garage
2017 - 2018
Deloitte GmbH
Kearney GmbH
Strategy Consultant
2015 - 2017
Doctoral Researcher, Behavioural & Cognitive Neuroscience Institute
2010 - 2014
University of Cambridge
Education
PhD Experimental Psychology / Cognitive Neuroscience
2010 - 2014
Cambridge, UK
University of Cambridge
MSc Brain & Mind Sciences
2009 - 2010
Ecole Normale Supérieure & Université Pierre et Marie Curie
Paris, France
MSc Brain & Mind Sciences
2008 - 2009
University College London
London, UK
BSc Clinical Linguistics
2004 - 2008
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
ERASMUS exchange
2006 - 2007
Istanbul, Turkey
Boğaziçi University