Ilke's experience extends across the entire energy value chain, including upstream, downstream, LNG, power, and renewables. He has worked with international oil companies, national oil companies, power utilities, independent energy companies, oil service companies, and government agencies. Throughout his career, Ilke has advised on various gas, LNG, and power market issues in Asia Pacific. He also has deep expertise in gas and LNG markets in Southeast Asia and pricing of gas and LNG. His experience includes leading multiple global or Asia-focused gas infrastructure investment opportunity identification, screening, and strategy projects in diverse areas such as upstream gas, floating LNG, regasification terminals, gas pipelines, LNG-fired power generation, and solar power generation. Before joining S&P Global, Ilke was director of Gas & Power Consulting at Wood Mackenzie in Singapore. Prior to that, he held posts at Schlumberger Business Consulting in Singapore; Mercer in Chicago; and Turkish downstream energy company Aygaz in Istanbul.

Ilke holds a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering from Istanbul Technical University in Turkey and an MBA from the University of Chicago in the United States.