Kuanysh Samigollayev is a class of 2023 MBA candidate at Rice University. Kuanysh graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. He has extensive engineering, project management, business development, and manufacturing experience as he has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in the largest oil & gas and electrical manufacturing companies in Kazakhstan. Kuanysh has deep interest and passion in decarbonization and is keen to explore different types of careers in this space.