9 4 ▁Mexican ▁pes o ▁crisis , ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁East ▁Asia ▁Cris is , ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Russian ▁financial ▁crisis , ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁re cess ion , ▁and ▁the ▁Global ▁financial ▁crisis ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Kö pr ül ü ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Bank , ▁where ▁he ▁started ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁as ▁a ▁part - time ▁consult ant ▁in ▁computer ▁model ing ▁for ▁the ▁Research ▁Department , ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁college . ▁He ▁then ▁worked ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁through ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁at ▁the ▁Turkey ▁Des k ▁and ▁the ▁Egypt ▁Des k . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Kö pr ül ü ▁was ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁of ▁In tra Link , ▁Ltd ., ▁an ▁international ▁trade ▁fin ance ▁advis ory ▁firm , ▁which ▁provided ▁finan cing ▁sources ▁for ▁international ▁trade ▁transactions ▁in ▁a ▁diverse ▁list ▁of ▁emer ging ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Egypt , ▁I v ory ▁Coast , ▁Greece , ▁Turkey , ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁Kö pr ül ü ▁was ▁formerly ▁CE O ▁of ▁Mult il ater al ▁Fund ing ▁International ▁( M FI ), ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁based ▁emer ging ▁mark ets ▁invest ment ▁and ▁financial ▁advis ory ▁firm , ▁which ▁he ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁special izing ▁in ▁the ▁regions ▁compr ising ▁Eastern ▁Europe , ▁Russia ,