Can Ozturk.
Kellogg School of Management · MBAi · Class of 2028

Can
Ozturk.

Former airline commercial strategist with seven years at American and United across product management, revenue optimization and data analytics, most recently leading product strategy, demand forecasting and pricing for United's $5B+ ancillary portfolio. Now at Kellogg in the MBAi program.

Seeking summer 2027 internships across technology, strategy and innovation
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Born here

Born in Istanbul, Türkiye.

London (LHR)

Grew up here

  • Grew up in London and graduated from high school at the American School in London, then crossed the Atlantic for college.
West Lafayette (LAF)

Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN · 2014 to 2018

  • BS in Industrial Engineering, minor in Economics.
  • Host, Old Masters program. One of 50 student leaders selected to connect distinguished alumni with students. Coordinated the campus visit of Accenture's CHRO.
Dallas Fort Worth (DFW)

American Airlines

Fort Worth, TX · 2019 to 2023

Analyst, Domestic Yield Management

Revenue Management · Mar 2019 to Apr 2021

  • Revenue department's first Einstein Award for a SQL and Excel tool that rebuilt how we monitored holidays, still the department standard years later.
  • Record ~15% YoY growth in flown Q4 holiday revenue after setting up a weekly communication framework across the department.

Team Lead, Ski and Hawaii Specialty Markets

Revenue Management · Apr 2021 to Dec 2022

  • Led four analysts managing seasonal Hawaii and ski markets and new routes such as Austin to Vail, partnering with Sales and Pricing to beat forecasts.
  • 3× fewer early sellouts in premium ski markets such as the Miami to Jackson Hole nonstop, with a new peak period pricing structure.

Analyst III, Loyalty and Indirect Analytics

Commercial Planning and Strategy · Dec 2022 to Jun 2023

  • Lead analyst on the AAdvantage for Businesses overhaul and its Citi card, partnering with the VPs of Revenue and Loyalty and presenting to top executives. Laid the groundwork for a program that grew small business revenue 28% YoY.
  • Restructured managed corporate account thresholds with new models, adopted as the program standard.
Chicago (ORD)

United Airlines

Chicago, IL · 2023 to 2026

Senior Analyst, Ancillary Products

Insights and Optimization · Jun 2023 to Jun 2026

  • Grew ancillary fees 17% from 2023 to 2025 by building and prioritizing a roadmap of revenue initiatives across a $5B+ portfolio of seats, bags and upgrades, working with Pricing, Marketing and Engineering.
  • Shaped United's shift to AI driven dynamic pricing as the ancillary expert on an executive led ML initiative, defining model features and business rules with Data Engineering for pricing and demand forecasting.
  • +6% seat upgrade revenue. Led the end to end launch of seat upgrades paid with miles, from customer and financial modeling to leadership approval and rollout.
  • +4% baggage revenue. Directed checked bag pricing strategy, including a $5 increase in 1st and 2nd bag fees, modeling customer price sensitivity and demand.
  • Built an Economy Plus seat mix model with Network Planning that became leadership's standard tool for comparing seat configurations across aircraft types.
Evanston (EVN)Current stop

Kellogg School of Management

Evanston, IL · MBAi · 2026 to 2028

Putting new skills to work on real client problems at hackathons. The projects are on the departures board below.

  • Logistics Director, Ski & Snowboard ClubOrganizing the Europe ski trip for 70+ students.
  • Development Director, Tech ClubBuilding tools to help students navigate tech recruiting.
  • Marketing & Brand Growth Director, Artificial Intelligence ClubGrowing the club's recognition at Kellogg and beyond to raise the profile of the MBAi program.
  • Careers Director, Travel & Hospitality ClubConnecting classmates with leaders in travel and hospitality.
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Summer 2027 and beyond

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Seeking a summer 2027 internship across technology, strategy and innovation.

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Off duty

Outside the office

Where the travel habit came from, and where it still goes.

Altitude

Skiing

I priced the ski markets at American. Now I get classmates to the mountains for the Kellogg Ski & Snowboard Club.

Wanderlust

Travel

Seven years in airlines and still the first to plan the group trip, usually in a spreadsheet.

Game time

Sports

Tennis most Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights, plus soccer, basketball, golf and water polo. Just as happy in the stands or on the couch watching a big game.

Final approach

Let's talk

If your team works where product, pricing and strategy meet, I'd love to hear about it.

The fastest way to reach me is email.

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