Ilhan Geckil is a Managing Director at Econ One Research, Inc.  He has over 20 years of experience in the areas of corporate finance, valuation, expert testimony, and business consulting. He specializes in the application of economics and finance to complex business issues, with a focus on valuation, economic and commercial damages assessment, transaction advisory, investment analysis, securities, strategy consulting, and public finance.

Mr. Geckil has served as an expert witness on several cases including those for valuation, economic damages, lost profits, franchise disputes, breach of contract, transaction matters, and market area disputes in automotive, food and beverages, real estate, retail, and franchised industries. His valuation practice includes studies for transaction, restructuring, litigation, and estate and gift tax purposes.

Mr. Geckil’s litigation and non-litigation consulting work has been applied in a range of industries, with significant focus on automotive retail, food and beverages, beer, wine and spirits, hospitality, hotel, real estate, retail, and franchise sectors. He is the lead author of Applied Game Theory and Strategic Behavior published by the CRC Press in 2009.

Prior to joining Econ One, Mr. Geckil worked as the Managing Director at Mergen Group, a corporate finance advisory firm. Before that, he worked as the Director of Strategy and Business Valuation at Anderson Economic Group (AEG), an economic consulting and research company. Before AEG, he worked as an Economist/Consultant at BBK, Ltd., a consulting firm that specializes in turnaround management, strategy, and corporate finance.