About Us
Who We Are
The Team
Founding Team
Baur Bektemirov
Founding Partner & CEOHarvard & UChicago trained economist and policy expert with a solid quantitative background.
Baur brings value by working with models, creating frameworks & narratives, and designing policy solutions & winning strategies.
Kairat Kaliyev
Founding PartnerKairat is a seasoned senior executive with a background in business development, fintech, and relations. With experience in product development and ecosystem growth, Kairat spearheads our business development and strategic insight directions, leveraging his exceptional business acumen to drive growth and identify market opportunities.
Nurlan Dutbayev
Founding PartnerNurlan has a distinguished career in international relations, specializing in regional markets, particularly China.
With a profound understanding of global dynamics and cross-cultural communication, Nurlan successfully leads our international initiatives, fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders on the national & international level.
Aisultan Nematov
Founding PartnerAisultan is a detail-oriented,
responsible, and committed
financial expert with a wealth
of experience in Mergers and
Acquisitions (M&A) within
multinational corporations.
With a deep understanding of
strategic and financial
industry intelligence, Aisultan
consistently delivers valuable
guidance throughout the
investment process.
Dr. Kairat Kelimbetov
Senior MentorDr. Kelimbetov has over 25 years of experience in top leadership positions in the government, central bank, international financial center, sovereign wealth fund, and regional and international initiatives of Kazakhstan.
His career spans a broad range of responsibilities from initiation and execution of crucial development reforms, the transformation of macroeconomic and fiscal policies, founding and management of major institutions, improvement of regulatory and investment climate, designing and implementation of nation-wide investment strategies and regional development policies, structuring and restructuring major state and corporate transactions including listing and raising equity through capital markets, debt and bond issuances, strategic and tactical allocation of state assets, public-private partnerships.
Dr. Kelimbetov’s advice and wisdom guide the Markets Mentor team on our business odyssey and bring unique value to our clients.
Natalya Malyarchuk
GR Practice SupervisorPublic Affairs Consultant. Specialist in public administration in the Central Asia region.
At Markets Mentor supervises the GR practice. Specializes in developing strategies of business-government relations, negotiation process, and work of advisory bodies under the state institutions in Central Asian countries. Graduated from Central Asian University, with a degree in international relations, and Wroclaw State University (Poland), with a degree in
international relations — negotiation process. Headed the Kazakhstan branch of the international anti-corruption organization Transparency International, supervised monitoring, analysis, and development of recommendations for the government of Kazakhstan on anti-corruption practices. For more than nine years, has managed the Central Asia practice of an international consulting company.
National budget planning reform
Launch of Sovereign Wealth Fund
Launch of sovereign wealth funds and a long-term development strategy for the Kazakhstan sovereign wealth fund and its portfolio companies;
Nationwide anti-crisis and banking stability preservation program
Government’s International development and macroeconomic policies
Nationwide anti-crisis and banking stability preservation program
Nationwide pension reform
Transition to inflation targeting and new exchange rate policy
Launch and development of the Astana International Financial Centre:
Independent jurisdiction & entire financial ecosystem
The international court, arbitration center, and financial regulator
Brand-new stock exchange with global partners
Academy, fintech hub, green finance center, venture capital platform
International treaties, memoranda, and memberships in global organizations