Meryem Gurel is a founder and project advisor with deep expertise in data technologies for the energy and sustainability sectors. With over a decade of global experience, she has worked with senior stakeholders across trade, logistics, and sustainable development, blending data analytics with strategic advocacy for gender equality and the environment.

A scholar in China studies and a Fellow at the SDG Resources Center in Switzerland, Meryem is also part of the UN Next Generation Leaders Programme. She serves as a mentor for women professionals and is a network manager for logistics innovation. With multilingual fluency and technical mastery in tools like R Studio, Tableau, and Power BI, she brings insight-driven leadership to advancing the energy transition and a more equitable world.