Murat Ilyas has accumulated over 8 years of experience in the tech industry, spanning across telecoms, law, government, and big tech sectors.

With a strong emphasis on user support and experience, Murat prioritizes building trusted products and brand reputation with a focus on privacy and community engagement.

He holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc hons) in Computer Science with Network Communication from Kingston University, a BSc in Computer Science with Biology Foundation from Queen Mary, University of London, and has studied at Ashcroft Technology Academy.

Murat has held various roles, including Technical Specialist (Payments) in Product Operations at WhatsApp within Facebook, Partner Technology Manager at Google Pay EMEA with Google, and IT Support Analyst positions at Pinsent Masons and the Competition and Markets Authority. He has also worked as an IT Support Engineer at EE, Technical Specialist at O2, Business Development Graduate at O2, Sales and Office Assistant at Earlsfield Service Station, Financial Clerk at CIPD, Summer Business Research Intern at Microsoft, and Summer Science Research Intern at Imperial College London.