Elif Colak

Originally from Turkiye, Elif is the kind of finance professional who makes numbers look easy and even fun. Armed with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and an MBA from Türkiye, she began her career in banking in bustling Istanbul before taking her financial expertise to Amsterdam. Over the past 20 years, she’s worked with several major corporations, taking on roles as Treasurer and Finance Manager, and leading large-scale projects with equal parts precision and energy. At SparkOptimus, Elif brings not only deep finance experience but also plenty of enthusiasm. When she’s not managing budgets and forecasts, you’ll find her reading sci-fi novels, playing tennis, or exploring new destinations with her family often with a spreadsheet somewhere nearby, just in case.