Ayşe Akbulut graduated from Boğaziçi University, Department of Philosophy in 2006. Between 2006 and 2013, she took responsibility in different positions in the Corporate Credits Department of Türk Ekonomi Bank. Ayşe Akbulut, who worked as a Credit Risk Manager at Royal Bank of Scotland Türkiye Office between 2013-2017, worked as a manager in the Corporate Loans, Guarantee, Leasing and Project Finance Departments at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bank between 2017-2018. Akbulut, who started to work as Corporate and Commercial Loans Manager at Alternatif Bank in August 2018, has been working as Corporate and Commercial Loans Director since January 2021. Akbulut was appointed as Assistant General Manager of the Credit Underwriting Group in March 2022 and she is also a member of the Board of Directors of  Alternatif Lease and Alternatif Menkul.