Kholjigitov, Golib A.

(Kazakh-British Technical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan) Golib Kholjigitov’s expertise in leadership, project finance, and competitiveness policy has been built during more than a 10 year career in key roles in government and quasi-government entities in emerging economies, including several top positions in competition policy boards, research institution and investment companies. He has developed and implemented international projects with wide impact to countries’ economic development, in remittances and Islamic finance. He is closely connected with the Institute of Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School, and works as its affiliated faculty in Central Asian region. Golib is currently involved in higher and professional education services (projects) in Kazakhstan, and works at Kazakh-British Technical University. His focus is on competitiveness, financial services and modeling, PPP, project finance and investments. Golib holds Master’s degree from Harvard University (business and public policy) and Bachelor’s degree in business administration (finance) from Northern Arizona University. PhD in Economics expected in 2013 from Tashkent State Economics University