Saken Kiryqbai holds a bachelor's degree in law from the Kazakh State Law Academy, a bachelor's degree in finance from the Central Asian University, and an Executive MBA from the London Business School in the UK.He is a highly qualified specialist with more than 22 years of professional experience, of which over 15 years have been in managerial positions.He began his career in the insurance sector. From 2001 to 2009, he worked in various positions in both the private and public sectors, including at a leading insurance company - JSC "Oil Insurance Company", and the External Economic Committee of the Almaty city akimat. After 3 years at "Standard Insurance," he moved to JSC "Standard Life" as the chairman of the board. During his years of work, Saken was able to increase Standard Life's insurance premiums by 375% and total assets by 300%. Under Saken's leadership, the company's balance sheet value increased 2.8 times in 3 years.