Background
Kaleagasi was born in Istanbul on 24 November 1966.
Kaleagasi was born in Istanbul on 24 November 1966.
In 1985, he graduated from Galatasaray High School after spending a year abroad as an exchange student in South Carolina at South Aiken High School. After moving to Brussels, he studied at the Université libre de Bruxelles, graduating with degrees in international relations, European Union law and European economics. He then went on to study at Istanbul University, the oldest institution in the country"s history, earning a Doctor of Philosophy in international relations.
Awarded with North Atlantic Treaty Organization"s research fellowship and the European Commission"s Jean Monnet Programme, he attended Harvard University, Georgetown University, and Jerusalem University as a visiting scholar, conducting research in global economics and European integration.
He is currently the international co-ordinator for TUSIAD (Turkish Industry & Business Association) and President of the Bosphorus Institute. His research focuses on the economic relationships between the European Union, the United States, and Turkey. From 1989 to 1996, Kaleagasi worked as a researcher and lecturer at Université libre de Bruxelles (Free University of Brussels)"s Institute of European Studies.
In 1996, he was appointed as the permanent representative of TUSIAD, the Turkish Business and Industry Association, which has offices in Brussels, Berlin, Paris, Washington District of Columbia, and Beijing.
In 2008, he became TUSIAD"s international co-ordinator, continuing to operate from their European Union office in Brussels. He is currently the President of the Bosphorus Institute, a think-tank based in Paris and Istanbul which aims to bolster economic and political ties between France and Turkey.
He is also the founding President of environmental protection association TEMA"s European branch, as well as honorary chairman of the Brussels Energy Club. Kaleagasi is a regular commentator for Radikal, Finans Dunyasi, Anadolu Finans, and Bloomberg HT. He has appeared as a guest analyzing economic and political issues related to Turkey, the European Union, and global politics on European Voice, France 3, France 24, Bloomberg HT, Sky television, and Le Monde.