Gökçe Ötkün is a PhD researcher working on sustainability transitions, with a focus on transdisciplinary approaches, participatory processes, and design-led methodologies. Her research explores how sustainability transformations can be facilitated through structured processes that foster learning, collective sensemaking, and shared agency.

Alongside her academic work, she has over a decade of experience across corporate and consultancy roles and actively works with organizations to shape and implement sustainability agendas at a strategic and operational level, particularly in the areas of sustainability integration, data, and governance.