Jennet Akmyradova is a Program Officer at the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), where she manages and develops programs to advance private sector-led advocacy, governance norms, and women’s economic empowerment in Central Asia. Jennet has 12+ years of multidisciplinary background in diverse environments within the public, private and nonprofit sector in Turkmenistan and the U.S. She served as an active member of the Ashgabat Womens’ Network and developed a tailor-made educational program for the “Hemayat” Business Development Organization, for which she ultimately gained approval from the Ministry of Education in Turkmenistan. She holds an MS in Education Leadership concentrated in International Affairs from Syracuse University and a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from the George Washington University. Jennet is a native speaker of Turkmen and is fluent in Russian and English.