Experience

Secdev Group
• Research
• Senior Director, Digital Strategy

  • Jul 2022 - Present


Kumar Bekbolot

• Independent Consultant

  • Apr 2015 - Jul 2022

  Extensive track record of leading critical consulting and advisory missions as an independent consultant. Extensive track record of leading critical consulting and advisory missions as an independent consultant.


Ranking Digital Rights
• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Interim Operations Director

  • Nov 2021 - May 2022


The SecDev Foundation

• Canada
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim COO / Deputy Director

  • Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

  Senior advisory and operational management enabling a global digital security and digital development project portfolio in MENA, South Asia and Eurasia regions. Senior advisory and operational management enabling a global digital security and digital development project portfolio in MENA, South Asia and Eurasia regions.

• Interim Chief Operations Officer

  • Sep 2020 - Jul 2021

  General operational leadership to ensure active client and internal projects are supported throughout the assignment lifecycle, from design to closeout. As a lead consultant, team lead and project/mission manager, led the project development, planning and execution of keystone digital risk projects with global, regional and country scope. General operational leadership to ensure active client and internal projects are supported throughout the assignment lifecycle, from design to closeout. As a lead consultant, team lead and project/mission manager, led the project development, planning and execution of keystone digital risk projects with global, regional and country scope.

• Senior Program Manager

  • Dec 2017 - May 2019

  Interim manager, organizational cybersecurity project. Interim manager, organizational cybersecurity project.


University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Strategy Associate, Office of the Chief Strategy & Operating Officer

  • Jul 2014 - Apr 2015


Open Society Foundations

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Director, Soros Foundation Kyrgyzstan

  • Sep 2008 - Jul 2012

  Strategic and operational leadership. Strategic and operational leadership.



Institute for War and Peace Reporting (www.iwpr.net)

• Regional Programme Director for Central Asia

  • Aug 2007 - Sep 2008

  Managed media development projects in five Central Asian countries.

• Country Director, Kyrgyzstan

  • Jul 2005 - Aug 2007

  The role entailed management, operations and executive editor functions.

• Program Coordinator

  • Jul 2004 - Jul 2005