Established in 2005, the Forum of Young Global Leaders gathers together leaders from around the world who are under 40 and who can work towards a more sustainable and inclusive global experience. Esra Eczacıbaşı Coşkun, the Digital Transformation Coordinator and a board member at Eczacıbaşı Group, has joined the ranks of this prestigious community. Eczacibasi Coskun’s focus on impact, both with her work at the Istanbul Modern Museum of Art towards providing people with better access to art, as well as at the Eczacibasi Group towards a healthier, more inclusive and sustainable future, was instrumental in her selection to the Young Global Leaders Class of 2022. Alumni of this group include stellar names like Faceboook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Google founders Larry Page and Serge Brin, barrister Amal Clooney, and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Upon being selected to the community, Coşkun expressed the need for global solutions: “Every problem in the world is ours; we’re all part of the same world. We have an obligation to engage in creating impact for future generations. The opportunity at the YGL program to collaborate with exceptional global leaders on global issues I care deeply about will allow for the creation of partnerships and alliances, diversification of the communities we serve, increase in public awareness and improvement in public policy to scale our impact.”
Coşkun says since childhood, she has been aware of her responsibility for the well-being of the community at large and for leaving a better world to future generations: “At RC, I started to think more deeply about how I should develop myself to be suitable for a role that involves tackling the challenges facing our planet and humanity. My beloved teacher, Mr. Ammerman, would say ‘critique the world around you, but don’t hesitate to also criticize it.’ With his advice in mind, I began to seek out platforms that would enable me to engage with national and global issues.”
Published July 2022
