Selen Ustun
About Selen Ustun
Selen Ustun serves as the Director of Partnerships and Alliances at Thomson Reuters, where she has significantly expanded the government partnership portfolio by 400% over five years. She holds an MBA from Yale School of Management and has extensive experience in software development and project management across various organizations.
Work at Thomson Reuters
Currently, Selen Ustun serves as the Director of Partnerships and Alliances at Thomson Reuters, a position held since 2019 in McLean, Virginia. In this role, she has managed partnerships across various segments, including Law Enforcement, Risk and Fraud, Justice, and Legal Research and Workflow. Previously, she held multiple positions at Thomson Reuters, including Director of Enterprise Government Proposition from 2017 to 2019 and Management Associate in the Rotational Leadership Program from 2014 to 2017. During her tenure, she successfully grew the Government partnership portfolio by 400% over five years and pioneered cross-functional collaboration to implement transaction capabilities on marketplaces.
Education and Expertise
Selen Ustun has a strong educational background in computer science and business management. She earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Yale School of Management, studying from 2012 to 2014. Prior to that, she obtained a Master of Science in Computer Science from Texas A&M University, where she studied from 2001 to 2003. Her undergraduate studies were completed at Boğaziçi University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from 1997 to 2001. Additionally, she attended Bornova Anadolu Lisesi and Besiktas Ataturk Anadolu Lisesi for her secondary education.
Background
Selen Ustun began her career in software development, working at Oksijen in Istanbul, Turkey, for six months in 2001. She then joined Knowledge Based Systems, Inc. in College Station, Texas, where she held various roles, including Software Developer, Software Architect, and Project Manager from 2004 to 2012. Her experience in project management and software development laid the foundation for her later roles in leadership and partnerships at Thomson Reuters.
Achievements
Throughout her career, Selen Ustun has established trusted advisor relationships with complex partners at the executive level, ensuring alignment with business priorities and partner strategies. Her work has included managing partnerships across diverse segments and implementing innovative solutions in collaboration with multiple divisions. Notably, she played a key role in the development of transaction capabilities on marketplaces, starting with the Azure Marketplace.