Elvira Mami is an economist with interests in industrial development, innovation, sustainability, trade and investments. She has extensive experience in economic advisory, having previously worked in senior positions in a sovereign wealth fund for seven years. She also has experience of working in the World Bank, Kazakhstan’s World Trade Organisation accession team, academia and private sector.

Elvira holds a BSc in Economics (LSE) and an MSc in Development Management (LSE). Elvira is fluent in Kazakh, Russian and English, and she has conversational Spanish.