Ruslan A. Alakbarov

Ruslan A. Alakbarov has a diverse work experience in various roles within different companies. Ruslan started their career at the State Social Protection Fund as a Senior Advisor from November 2009 to September 2011. Ruslan then worked at Kinos Group as a Marketing employee from May 2012 to September 2012. Following that, they joined Bank Respublika OJSC as a Marketing Manager responsible for creating and delivering marketing materials, managing projects, and ensuring consistency in company messages from August 2013 to June 2016. Ruslan also worked as a Sales Trainer at the same company from April 2016 to June 2017. In 2018, they became an Adjunct Professor of Marketing (MBA) at Azerbaijan State University of Economics, where they taught until January 2021. From May 2019 to November 2020, they served as the Head of Marketing and Product Development, and later as the Agile Product Owner at PASHA Life. Currently, they are working in the Business Transformation department at Azerbaijan Entrepreneurs Confederation since March 2021.

Ruslan A. Alakbarov holds a Master's degree in Business/Managerial Economics from Ghent University, which was obtained from 2012 to 2013. Ruslan also obtained a Master's degree in Managerial Economics from the University of Wroclaw in 2011-2012, and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Marketing from Azerbaijan State University of Economics - UNEC in 2009-2011. For their undergraduate studies, they earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management, General from Baku State University in 2005-2009. In terms of certifications, they obtained a Professional and Academic membership from the American Marketing Association in 2022 and acquired several other certifications, including Professional agile leadership (PAL), Scrum Injection, and a Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing from Digital Marketing Institute. Ruslan is also a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) and has completed training in Google Analytics.