TÜSİAD has been a member of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC), which operates within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), since 1 August 1999. BIAC, an independent organization founded in March 1962 to represent the business world on a voluntary basis, is officially recognised by the OECD. The membership of BIAC is comprised of leading industrialist and employer organizations from twenty eight countries. It conveys its policy recommendations in line with its members’ views to the OECD and OECD member states. Murat ÖZYEĞİN, TÜSİAD Member, currently acts as Executive Board Vice Chairman of BIAC.