Banu Aksoy Macit

Banu completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Middle East Technical University and earned her Master’s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at New York University through Fulbright Scholarship. Over the past 20 years, she has held diverse roles in Human Resources both in Türkiye and the United States. Her professional journey began in New York City, where she provided HR consulting services on various projects at Dattner Consulting Inc. She then continued her career as a Recruitment Specialist at Marsh USA Inc., a leading international insurance broker, and later as HR Manager at Demir Export, a mining company within the Koç Group. For the last 12 years, she has served as HR Director at the UK-based British Council Education Services Organization, overseeing all core HR functions, including recruitment, performance and talent management, pay and benefits, labor relations, learning needs analysis, and employee relations. She also led the organization’s “Equality, Diversity & Inclusion” agenda and managed HR teams across the Wider European Region. Banu is an ICF-accredited Professional Coach offering Executive and Team Coaching in both Turkish and English. She has also earned the title of Agile Coach, enabling her to support organizations in driving cultural transformation. Dedicated to continuous learning, she actively follows developments in organizational psychology and designs tailored trainings to share these insights with leaders and employees. She is a member of the Fulbright Alumni Association, the Association for Coaching, and the Turkish Personnel Management Association. Outside of her professional life, Banu enjoys listening to people’s stories, learning from diverse experiences, sharing knowledge, and exploring different cultures through travel.