Daniyar Koshenov

Daniyar Koshenov

Board Member

Daniyar Koshenov is the Regional Co-director for Central Asia & South Caucasus at Aretera Public Affairs. He is responsible for analyzing the regulatory environment and engaging stakeholders in the Central Asia and South Caucasus regions. He specializes in advising clients from the financial, transportation, FMCG, and IT sectors on regulatory trends and issues that affect business operations.

Before joining Aretera in 2022, Daniyar was with Kesarev Public Affairs Consultancy since June 2019. Prior to that, he worked in government relations and regulatory engagement for major international companies operating in the telecoms and FMCG sectors, accumulating 9 valuable years of experience in these highly-regulated industries.

Before embarking on his career in government relations, Daniyar provided legal advice to corporate clients for 13 years, serving at the largest Central Asian law firm.

Daniyar holds a Master of Law from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and a post-graduate degree in Economics from the Almaty University of Continuous Education.

Furthermore, Daniyar has completed professional internships in US-based law firms and attended lobbying workshops and trainings in the UK, Germany, and Portugal.