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Saniye Gülser Corat is the Director of the Division for Gender Equality at UNESCO. She joined UNESCO in 2004 and played a key role in the designation of gender equality as one of two global priorities of the Organization in 2007. Prior to joining UNESCO, Gülser pursued a dual career as an academic and international development expert, based in Ottawa, Canada. She was the founder and CEO of ECI Consulting, through which she managed programs and projects in rural development, agribusiness, water resources, and income generation for the vulnerable groups in over 30 countries.

Gulser is a TEDx Speaker. She holds post-graduate degrees from Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, B.A Honours degree from Boğazici University (Istanbul, Turkey), M.A. degrees from the College of Europe (Bruges, Belgium) and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada). She pursued doctoral studies at the Political Science Department of Carleton University.