Aizhan Kassym-Ashim

Aizhan Kassym-Ashim is a seasoned quantitative financial analyst currently employed at Carvana since April 2024. Previously, Aizhan worked as a senior associate at Equity Methods from July 2022 to March 2024, where expertise in SAS coding and MS Power BI was utilized to enhance equity compensation reporting for Fortune 500 companies. Aizhan also gained experience as a course assistant at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, facilitating courses in data analytics and developing new course content. Earlier career roles include data analyst at DAR, research assistant at Nazarbayev University, and intern at the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Aizhan holds a Master of Science in Finance with a specialization in Data Analytics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, along with an economics degree from Nazarbayev University and a background in mathematics and physics from a specialized high school.