Kerem Onursal graduated in 2000 from Norhwestern University in Chicago with a BSc degree from Industrial Engineering, a double major in Economics and a minor in Computer Science.

Between 2000 and 2003, Onursal worked for McKinsey & Co. in Berlin, focusing on corporate strategy for clients in pharma, insurance, automotive and private equity sectors in Europe and US.

In 2003, Kerem joined Turkven Private Equity, the first independent private equity fund manager for Turkey. Over the last 19 years at Turkven, Kerem has been involved with more than 15 investments across various sectors, including business services, consumer, retail, fmcg, manufacturing and healthcare. Kerem is currently a managing partner at Turkven.