Uğur Gülen took his undergraduate and master degrees at the Department of Industrial Engineering at Middle East Technical University. He began his career in 1991 and worked at various positions at Interbank, Denizbank, Ak Internet and MNG Bank. During 2004-2009. He served at AK Emeklilik A.Ş. ve AvivaSA Emeklilik ve Hayat A.Ş. as the Assistant General Manager. He has been assigned as the General Manager and a Board member at Aksigorta since May 2009. In addition to his current duties, he was elected President of the Association of Insurance, Reinsurance and Pension Companies of Türkiye in September 2023.