Kaan Aricioglu
Economics student at NYU, Presidential Honors Scholar. Building AI systems that understand context across linked information, with experience in business development and strategy consulting at global firms. Frontend addict with a paper obsession.
Experience
Sep 2025 - Present
Connecting dots that probably shouldn't be connected.
Teaching AI to read graphs, not paragraphs.
IFC (World Bank Group) – Business Development Intern
Aug 2025 - Sep 2025
Market analysis for supply chain finance expansion in Turkey
AI integration strategy and MS Copilot automation
Consulta – Management and Technology Consulting Intern
Jun 2025 - Jul 2025
Pre-audit analysis for Turquality certification
Market sizing for engineering plastics sector
KPMG Turkiye – Strategy and Operations Intern
Jul 2023 - Aug 2023
Customer retention strategy for luxury automotive distributor
Geographic client segmentation with Excel analytics
KPMG Turkiye – Strategy and Operations Apprentice
Jan 2023 - Feb 2023
Market analysis of Web3, blockchain, and NFT sectors
Python classifier for 800+ companies across 12 sectors
Leadership & Projects
Nov 2024 - Feb 2025
AI research assistant with answer engine and multi-agent research system
Long-running personal project exploring retrieval and multi-step reasoning
AI and Data Automation Projects
Jun 2024 - Oct 2024
AI shopping extension with Llama 3.2
Financial dashboard with GPT-4o and live market data
Global Citizens Initiative Fellowship
Aug 2023 - Jun 2024
Leadership and social impact fellowship (1 of 35 fellows)
Kumpara, Fintech Startup Founder (GencBizz Entrepreneurship Program)
Oct 2022 - Sep 2023
AI-powered financial literacy app (top 10/650 ventures)
Skills & Interests
Technical Skills
Python, Tableau, SQL, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Figma, HTML/CSS, TypeScript, R Programming
Interests
Cooking, Travel, Film, Photography, Web Development, 3D Printing, Guitar