As the dean of fashion for Parsons School of Design, Burak Cakmak both oversees the school’s student body and various partnerships with designers and organizations around the world. Mr. Cakmak recently traveled to Kenya and Ethiopia to facilitate a collaboration between the United Nations and Parsons students commissioned to design absorbant underwear for women of menstruation age in refugee camps. Born and raised in Ankara, Turkey, Mr. Cakmak, 43, lives alone in the Financial District.

TURN THAT 6 UPSIDE DOWN Sundays are a day when I’m not rushed to get up, and I don’t bother to wake up until 9. On other days, I’m up by 6. I can’t function without coffee in my system, and the first thing I do is make a cup of espresso. I take it back into bed and read up on all the news happening around the world on my iPad.