Since graduating from KIMEP in 2013, Dinara has worked at two of the largest and most influential organizations in Kazakhstan, Tengizchevroil LLP, a joint venture between Chevron, ExxonMobil, KazMunayGas and LukArco; and Samruk-Kazyna, a sovereign national wealth fund in Kazakhstan that owns several national companies and is responsible for over $74 billion worth of assets.
After working at Tengizchevroil LLP for four years as an accountant and a financial analyst, Dinara went on to receive a Bolashak Scholarship to study at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, where she pursued a master’s degree in International Business Management. After returning to Kazakhstan, Dinara went through a rigorous selection process that resulted in her becoming a Senior Manager in the Economics and Planning Department at Samruk-Kazyna. There, through her work, she is supporting programs that encourage sustainable development, the modernization of the economy, and the general increased valuation of Kazakhstan’s national assets.