Abdulkadir Özbek was born in Ankara in 1983. He graduated from the Department of Economics at Hacettepe University in 2005 and subsequently earned a master’s degree in Human Resources Management and Career Counseling from Ankara University. He later completed his PhD in Business Administration at Istinye University.
While still a university student, Özbek founded the Personal Development Academy (PDA) in 2004. PDA Consulting, which continues to operate today, has provided training to more than 400,000 people. Özbek has delivered training programs including “Anlayarak Hızlı Okuma ve Hafıza Teknikleri,” “Topluluk Önünde Etkili Konuşma,” “Pratik ve Etkili Yollar ile Ebeveynlik,” “Zamanlar Üstü Beceriler,” and “Hizmetkar Liderlik.” To date, he has provided in-person training to more than 250,000 people across all 81 provinces of Türkiye.
He is the first and, to date, the only trainer in Türkiye to have delivered training programs at 105 universities. In 2011, he was selected as one of the ten most successful entrepreneurs in the Türkiye stage of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards, a competition held across 44 countries.
In 2014, Özbek founded Vizyon College, the first and only project school of Microsoft and Sebit in Türkiye at the time. In 2018, Microsoft recognized Vizyon College as the best-performing project school among more than 1,000 project schools. Özbek continues to serve as Chairman of the Board of Vizyon College.
Özbek is a founding Board Member of the Artificial Intelligence Policies Association (AIPA), established in 2021, and serves as Chair of its Education Committee.
In 2025, he was appointed as a Member of the Social and Youth Policies Board of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye.
He is also the author of Zamansız Ebeveyn, published by Kronik Kitap.
Abdulkadir Özbek is married to Büşra Özbek and is the father of two daughters.
