Nilgün Tas

Nilgün Tas was Senior Advisor on Circular Economy at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

Nilgün retired in 2023, after holding positions as Deputy Director of the Environment Department and Chief of the Industrial Resource Efficiency Division at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Earlier, she was Chief for Business Environment, Industrial Upgrading and Partnerships, Chairperson of the Gender Mainstreaming Committee and UNIDO's Representative in Viet Nam. Before joining UNIDO, she was the Vice President of the Turkish SME Administration.

Nilgün has B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and an MBA.