BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The Moynihan Institute’s Central Asia and the Caucasus Initiati ve welcomes \;Nurgul Iminova\, finance and budget officer at the Unite d Nations Division of Administration.Drawing on her journey from Kyrgyzsta n to United Nations Headquarters in New York\, Nurgul Iminova explores how a career in audit\, corporate finance\, risk management and budgeting bec ame a pathway into international public administration. Reflecting on the lessons of institutional change and economic transition in Central Asia\, she discusses how finance\, governance\, accountability and coordination u nderpin the work of international organizations. The talk challenges conve ntional assumptions about careers in international affairs\, highlighting how technical expertise and diverse backgrounds can become valuable assets in global public service\, and offers insights for students seeking to co ntribute to international development.This talk is co-sponsored by the Pol itical Science Department\, the Practice of Global Politics Series\, the E conomics Department\, and the Program for the Advancement of Research on C onflict and Collaboration (PARCC).Nurgul Iminova\, FCCA\, MBA\, is a finan ce and budget officer at the United Nations Division of Administration in New York. Born and raised in Kyrgyzstan\, she has built a career in financ e\, audit and risk across the private sector and the UN system. She began in audit at KPMG Central Asia\, then held roles in accounting and internal controls at Centerra Gold and VEON Group. She later joined the UN\, worki ng with the Joint Staff Pension Fund\, the UN Secretariat\, UN Women\, and now DOS\, where she supports the financial management of the UN developme nt system. DTEND:20261106T183000Z DTSTAMP:20261017T112550Z DTSTART:20261106T164500Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:From Balance Sheets to the UN Budget: A Central Asian Path Into Int ernational Public Administration UID:RFCALITEM639278187509552719 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Moynihan Institute’s Central Asia and t he Caucasus Initiative welcomes \;Nurgul Iminova\, finance and budget officer at the United Nations Division of Administration.

Drawing on her journey from Kyrgyzstan to United Nations Headquarters in New York\, Nurgul Iminova explores how a career in audit\, corporate finance\, risk m anagement and budgeting became a pathway into international public adminis tration. Reflecting on the lessons of institutional change and economic tr ansition in Central Asia\, she discusses how finance\, governance\, accoun tability and coordination underpin the work of international organizations .

The talk challenges conventional assumptions about careers in int ernational affairs\, highlighting how technical expertise and diverse back grounds can become valuable assets in global public service\, and offers i nsights for students seeking to contribute to international development.

This talk is co-sponsored by the Political Science Department\, the P ractice of Global Politics Series\, the Economics Department\, and the Pro gram for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC) .

Nurgul Iminova\, FCCA\, MBA\, is a finance a nd budget officer at the United Nations Division of Administration in New York. Born and raised in Kyrgyzstan\, she has built a career in finance\, audit and risk across the private sector and the UN system. She began in a udit at KPMG Central Asia\, then held roles in accounting and internal con trols at Centerra Gold and VEON Group. She later joined the UN\, working w ith the Joint Staff Pension Fund\, the UN Secretariat\, UN Women\, and now DOS\, where she supports the financial management of the UN development s ystem.

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