Funda Kök Filiz works as the Conservation Director at the Mediterranean Conservation Society. She is primarily responsible with development and management of projects on marine conservation and monitoring, organizational management of the association, fundraising and capacity building. Prior to her current role in MCS, she worked in finance sector for about ten years, specialised in commercial loans and portfolio management. Hoping to transfer her skills and experience to contribute to society at large, she left corporate sector and worked in national and international non governmental organisations carrying out rights-based social projects. She has a B.Sc in Public Administration from Hacettepe University and currently working on her master thesis on effective management of special environmental protected areas focusing on marine ecosystems and conservation at Ege University Environmental Research Center