AI Integration · Leadership · Communication
I help ministries, institutions and programmes integrate artificial intelligence in ways that strengthen teaching, governance and decision-making — grounded in 32 years in the education sector.
AI integration that fits real institutions, not just pilots
Team leadership across international education and reform programmes
Clear communication that aligns ministries, donors and partners
What I do
Three connected strengths that turn ambitious education reform — including AI adoption — into change that actually takes hold.
Bringing AI into education governance and planning — from strategy to data systems — without losing the human core of teaching.
Leading multi-sectoral teams of national and international experts through complex programmes in demanding environments.
Translating between educators, ministries, donors and technical teams — turning complex change into shared understanding.
Team Leader & Senior Education Consultant
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I am a senior consultant and team leader with 32 years of experience in education programmes across emerging economies and post-socialist countries, financed by GIZ, the EU, KfW, the World Bank, USAID and SIDA.
My work spans the entire value chain of education — from setting up a dual vocational school in finance in Armenia, to national TVET reform in Kazakhstan, to institutional restructuring in Pakistan and evaluating EU budget support in Tajikistan.
Today I focus on bringing AI into education thoughtfully: advising on AI-enhanced governance, education planning and data systems, so that technology strengthens institutions and serves learners rather than distracting from them.
32 years in the international education sector
PhD in Economics (St Petersburg State University) and MBA (The Open University, UK)
Lecturer on education reform in post-Soviet countries, Humboldt University Berlin
GIZ · EU · World Bank · KfW · USAID · SIDA programme experience
Track record
Leading education and skills-development programmes for the EU, GIZ, UNICEF and other partners across Central Asia and beyond.
Nov 2023 — Present
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
EU Technical Assistance to the Education and Labour Sectors of Tajikistan (QESP II). Advising the Ministries on governance, digitalisation and labour-market alignment: AI-enhanced education governance, 20 competency-based curricula, Tajikistan's first PISA 2025, EMIS and the integration of AI into education planning — while monitoring a €30M EU budget-support programme.
Aug 2023 — Oct 2023
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Reviewed the per-capita education funding mechanism: international best-practice analysis, examination of the policy and regulatory framework, and a capacity-building plan with actionable recommendations.
Jun 2022 — Jan 2023
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
GIZ programme on employment promotion and vocational qualification — improving quality assurance and driving digitalisation in vocational training, bridging business and education with a focus on equity, gender and green skills.
Jan 2021 — Nov 2021
Kabul, Afghanistan
EU project on market-responsive skills development. Developed 36 STEAM and digital courses with train-the-trainer programmes, piloted a five-year organisational strategy and launched a digital platform for 42 VET institutions.
Oct 2016 — Jan 2021
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
EU support to the education sector, aligning the national system with international standards through capacity development for the Ministries of Education and partner institutions.
How I work
A grounded, four-step way of working that makes reform — and AI adoption — stick beyond the project.
Understand the institution, its people and its real constraints before proposing anything.
Design a realistic, ethical roadmap for reform and AI adoption, aligned with national priorities.
Train teams, set up structures and partnerships, and put evidence and data systems in place.
Embed practices and ownership so change outlasts any single programme or expert.
Let's talk
Reach out with a question, a challenge or a project idea — for advisory work, team leadership or AI integration in the education sector.
