Region: Kyrgyz Republic
Shamil Ibragimov
Shamil Ibragimov is a highly experienced professional with over 17 years of expertise in the fields of social development, local governance, and media development. He previously served as the Executive Director of Soros Foundation Kyrgyzstan, an affiliated part of the Open Society Foundation, where he established himself as a prominent figure in civil society development, anti-corruption initiatives, community mobilization, and social accountability. In addition to his professional work, he is a co-founder of Ilim Educational Complex, the oldest private school in Kyrgyzstan, where he holds position of Director for International Programs and Development and founder of Ilim College, an innovative professional education institution that prepares students for the challenges of the…
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Maria "Masha" Lisitsyna
Maria "Masha" Lisitsyna is a Senior Managing Legal Officer for Criminal Justice at the Open Society Justice Initiative. She focuses on criminal justice reforms as well as litigation and advocacy on improving protection from torture in Eurasia, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia. Previously, Maria was a researcher for Human Rights Watch, working on civil and political rights in Turkmenistan and the rights of migrant workers in Russia and Kazakhstan. She is the founder and former president of the Youth Human Rights Group, a prominent Kyrgyz NGO specializing in human rights monitoring and education. In 2005, she served as a member of Kyrgyzstan’s Constitutional Council, the body convened to…
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Taalaibek Djoumataev
Taalaibek Djoumataev is Chairman of the Managing Board of one of Kyrgyzstan’s private commercial banks, JSC Bank of Asia. He also serves as a Member of the Supervisory Board of the Union of Commercial Banks of the Kyrgyz Republic and chairs the Board of Directors of the local Credit Information Bureau. Taalaibek is a former board member of the Kyrgyz Republic National Bank who played a critical role in the structural and regulatory changes made to the Kyrgyz financial system during his country's shift to a market-based economy.
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