Yilmaz E. Dinc was a Senior Research Associate for the Immigration Knowledge Area at The Conference Board of Canada. Yilmaz brought a decade of experience in applied research, along with his passion for inclusion, to drive thought leadership on immigration.

Before joining the Conference Board, Yilmaz worked on research and cross-country projects with a focus on immigration and workforce development, most recently, he worked as Research and Evaluation Manager at the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council, and before that he worked in the global private sector hub of the United Nations Development Programme.

Yilmaz holds an MSc degree in global politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and earned his PhD in strategic management from Yeditepe University in Turkey.