Suleyman Bahceci

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Livable communities, data management, data science (analysis and visualization), data security, project and system management, AWS cloud services, vendor and contract

management, research methods, statistics, and data-driven approach. ABOUT Suleyman Bahceci, PhD, is a senior methods advisor at the AARP Public Policy Institute, where he has been a member

of the Family, Home, and Community team since 2020. His work focuses on livable communities initiatives such as the AARP Livability IndexTM platform development and maintenance, data

management and validation, quantitative data analysis, website enhancement, data pipeline development, and overall project management support to empower individuals and families to prosper

in their homes and communities. Prior to joining AARP, Bahceci played an administrative role in higher education and K-12 education settings. He was responsible for services that contribute

to enhancing student success, recruitment, retention, and graduation. He also prepared and managed continuing education courses. Previously, Bahceci worked for nine years as a research

scientist at Exelixis Inc., a biotechnology company in San Francisco. He is currently a senior member of the Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, where he has served as the

Aerospace Education Officer, Education and Training Officer, Chaplain Support Specialist, Character Education Instructor, and Volunteer University Instructor. He also served as vice chair of

diversity and inclusion with the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA). He holds Project Manager Professionals (PMP), AWS Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS

Cloud Practitioner, and CompTIA Security+ certifications. Bahceci received his master’s and doctoral degrees in computational chemistry from the University of Texas, Austin and his

bachelor’s degree in science education and master’s of science degree in chemistry and biochemistry from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. CONTACT Email: 

[email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suleymanbahceci X: https://twitter.com/sbahceci For media inquiries, call 202-434-2560 or e-mail [email protected].