Assoc. Prof. Dr. Reşat Timuçin Özkan completed his undergraduate studies in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the Turkish Military Academy in 1985. He received his master’s degree in Business Administration (Management and Organisation) from Selçuk University in 2005 and his doctoral degree in Educational Administration, Planning, Economics and Supervision from Near East University in 2017. He received the title of Assistant Professor in 2018 and Associate Professor in 2021. Before his academic career, he served in the Turkish Armed Forces for 26 years and held positions in the private sector as human resources manager and deputy general manager. His research interests include the managerial effectiveness of school administrators , organisational creativity , crisis management and technology leadership. He has published articles in international peer-reviewed journals and a book on these topics.