Board Members
Adil Kusmanov
Chairman of the Board
Born in 1994 in the East Kazakhstan region.
He obtained a master's degree in Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computation from the University of Oxford (United Kingdom) under the Bolashak program, as well as a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Nazarbayev University.
He began his career at the Institute of World Economy and Politics under the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, where he worked as a leading expert from 2018 to 2020.
From 2020 to 2023, he was a consultant, deputy head, and head of the expert-analytical group at the Center for Analysis and Mon...
Arman Ashkin
Acting Chairman of the Board
He was born on May 30, 1988, in Pavlodar region. In 2012, he graduated from "KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology" under the "Bolashak" program.
His career started in JSC "National Centre for State Scientific and Technical Expertise", where, in the period 2012-2016, he worked as a specialist, senior-specialist, Head of the "Department for work with foreign experts", Head of the "Department of State scientific and technical expertise".
In the period 2016-2019 he was a project manager, Head of the Project Directorate in JSC "Science Foundation". In 2020-2023- Director of th...
Abay Rakhmet
Deputy Chairman of the Board
He was born on March 31, 1991, in Kokshetau.
He is a graduate of the London School of Commerce, the London School of Business and Finance, and the D.A. Kunaev Eurasian Law Academy.
Overall work experience of more than 13 years in government, quasi-public sectors, national companies and in the private sector at the executive and managerial levels.
His career took place in organizations such as JSC "Center for International Programs", Department of Internal Policy, Akimat of Almaty, JSC "Administration of the Astana International Financial Center", etc.
Speaks Kazakh, Russian, Turkish and Englis...