Eser Özdil is the founder and managing director of GLOCAL Consulting, Investment & Trade, which advises major energy companies on public policy, government relations,  commercial diplomacy, strategy and business development. Between 2012 and 2020, he served as Secretary General at the Petroleum and Natural Gas Platform Association (PETFORM) based in Ankara, one of the most influential sector organizations in the Turkish oil and gas industry. In addition to his business activities, Özdil recently joined the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the global public diplomacy program run by the U.S. State Department, and he is also a non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council.