Public affairs and international development consultant with over eight years of experience advising governments, international organisations, and private sector stakeholders across Uzbekistan and Central Asia.
I am a public affairs and international development consultant with over eight years of experience advising governments, international organisations, and private sector stakeholders across Uzbekistan and Central Asia.
I currently serve as Senior GR Advisor at Aretera Public Affairs, providing strategic counsel to multinational clients navigating the region’s political, regulatory, and business environments.
Prior to this, I was a key member of USAID’s Trade Central Asia Activity, a regional programme supporting Uzbekistan and its neighbours in building trade resilience and deepening economic integration. I coordinated trade facilitation initiatives, facilitated over $40 million in export contracts, and supported Uzbekistan’s WTO accession process.
I have also worked as a local consultant for the OECD, supporting projects focused on competition and antimonopoly reform, environmental and water resilience, sustainable infrastructure investment, and climate mitigation in Uzbekistan.
Earlier in my career, I worked at Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade, where I was involved in key economic reforms including improving Uzbekistan’s standing in international business rankings, co-organising the first Tashkent International Investment Forum, and supporting the Foreign Investors Council under the President of Uzbekistan.
I combine deep institutional knowledge with hands-on delivery, and work fluently in Uzbek, English, and Russian.
A practitioner-led advisory built on direct experience across government, multilateral organisations, and private sector engagements in Central Asia.
Stakeholder mapping, ministerial engagement, regulatory dialogue, and advocacy strategy across Uzbekistan and Central Asia.
End-to-end export promotion programmes, B2B matchmaking, international trade fair participation, and market access strategy.
Investment climate reform and FDI attraction, including development of regulatory acts, evidence-based legislative proposals, and coordination with IFIs.
Experience spanning both trade policy development and practical implementation, from drafting export policies to supporting legislative alignment with WTO rules.
Continuous monitoring of Uzbekistan’s legislative landscape, tracking new laws, presidential decrees, and regulatory acts as they emerge.
Government-facing messaging, crisis preparedness, and stakeholder communication in sensitive political environments.
Green economy policy, sustainable infrastructure, and SDG-aligned analysis across the region.
Full-cycle organisation of expert missions, study tours, and high-level delegations including logistics, scheduling, and interpretation.
My Research
Expert Contributions
The following publications were produced by leading international organisations in collaboration with local experts and consultants. I contributed to each as a country expert, providing on-the-ground insight, data, stakeholder access and technical input on Uzbekistan’s investment, regulatory and business environment.