Ayşegül Taşöz Düşündere graduated from Bilkent University Department of Economics as the top-scoring student in 2014. Düşündere studied in Bilkent with a comprehensive scholarship as a result of her ranking (89^th) in the university entrance exam.

Having started at TEPAV as a Research Associate in February 2015, she later worked as a Policy Analyst in 2016, and continues to serve as a Project Coordinator. Düşündere has been involved in and conducted over thirty local and international projects mostly in the fields of development and industrial policy.

She is also involved in research agenda and consultancy activities of the think tank by conducting data-based policy analyses in the fields of industrial policy, regional development, innovation, and big data.

Ayşegül Taşöz Düşündere, worked at TEPAV between February 2015 and September 2021 as a Project Coordinator.