Dr. Esra Çuhadar is a Professor at the Department of Political Science at Bilkent University, Ankara, Türkiye, and the Head of Research at Ottawa Dialogue. She is an Associate Senior Fellow at Inclusive Peace and a Senior Expert for dialogue and peace processes at the United States Institute of Peace. Previously, she was Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace, and Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. She also formerly worked at Sabanci University in Istanbul. Dr. Çuhadar has conducted numerous trainings and consultations in negotiation and mediation processes for various groups and organizations around the world. She has been working as a regional mediator for the World Bank in Turkey and the Caucasus since 2011 and in the mediation roster of the OSCE since 2015. She is a core member of the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network Turkey antenna since 2019. She received her M.A., PhD, and an advanced graduate certificate in applied conflict resolution from Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University.