Dr. Cahit Akin has been working with ITU Ventures since 2001. Dr. Akin received his Ph.D. and M.S.E. degree in Electrical Engineering and M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Bilkent University, Turkey. Dr. Akin has managed the Adaptive Systems Laboratory out of Cal-IT2 at University of California San Diego, a $12 million project which spun off 2 startup companies. He was the founder of Respectrum Inc. and he co-founded and invested in Mushroom Networks, Inc. where he is also the President and Chief Executive Officer and a board member.

Previously, Dr. Akin has worked as a senior analyst at a boutique marketing consultancy firm on Wall Street – New York. Dr. Akin has worked on technical and research aspects of communications for over 7 years including several patents and many publications. Dr. Akin Is a recipient of the NATO Graduate Study Scholarship award and was a national team member for the International Mathematics Olympiad.