Gabit Bekakhmetov, FRSA

Gabit Bekakhmetov is the founder of the Maruf Education Trust accelerator and the Paradigm Shift consulting company. He is a member of the Royal Society of Arts of Great Britain and has more than 15 years of experience in the field of education and Edtech. He received a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from Duke University and an MBA from Oxford University. In his work, he advises international corporations, investment funds and government agencies on education issues. Among his clients are organizations such as the Educational Foundation of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Yandex, NIS and Chevron. Gabit was directly involved in the opening of schools such as the RFMSH Astana, Quantum STEM and Fizmat Primary. Gabit Bekakhmetov is also the author of several books, including “Ships of Knowledge: NIS, BIL, RFMS”, “Barsa Kelmes: The Nomads Return” and “Fundamentals of Critical Thinking”.