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Zhaslan Madiyev
Minister of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Education:
- 2015 – 2016 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Business, Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- 2006 – 2007 – Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, Master of Public Administration (MPA), Economic Policy Management (“Bolashak” Program)
- 2000 – 2004 – Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Specialist in World Economy and International Finance
Career:
- He began his career in 2007 as a leading trader in the Securities and Bond Trading Department of the Investment Bank “Morgan Stanley” in London.
- Over the years, he worked as an Expert at the Center for Strategic Development and Analysis of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan, Director of the Treasury Department at JSC “Samruk-Kazyna” National Welfare Fund, Deputy Chairman of the Board at JSC “Kazyna Capital Management” and JSC “Development Bank of Kazakhstan,” Deputy Director for Monetary Operations and Asset Management at the National Bank of Kazakhstan, and Advisor to the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan. He also held senior positions at the National Bank of Kazakhstan and JSC “Kazakhstan Temir Zholy.”
- From October 2020 to January 2022, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms.
- From January to September 2022, he held the position of First Vice-Minister of Digital Development, Innovations, and Aerospace Industry.
- From October 2022 to May 2024, he has been the General Manager of Binance Kazakhstan.