Kanat Shakenov

Kanat Shakenov currently serves as Regional Director and Program Director for Central Asia at CRDF Global since January 2021. Prior experience includes roles as Chief Analyst at Kazakh National Medical University after Asfendiyarov and Deputy Director at the National Center for Public Health. Kanat held positions as Director at Almaty Medical College and Deputy Chief Physician at Almaty City Hospital #4. Previous experience encompasses a Public Health Project Coordinator role at the World Health Organization, and Director at CRDF Global Kazakhstan. Additional positions include Deputy Director at the National Biotech Center, Project Manager for UNDP Kazakhstan, and Program Assistant at the UNICEF Regional Office for Central Asia. Kanat holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh and a Dentistry degree from Kazakh National Medical University.