Oybek Khodjaev
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO
Born in 1969 in Samarkand city, Uzbekistan.
Education: Higher, graduated from Tashkent State University of Economics. He completed additional training and internships in the USA, UK, Japan, South Korea, China, Russia, Turkey and other countries.
Career:
1990-2001 – worked in various positions in the Department of banking operations, departments of Economic analysis, Lending, Currency transactions and Foreign economic activity, Head of the department of securities and investments, Project financing, Director of the treasury and Deputy Chairman of the board of the joint-stock commercial bank “Uzagroindustrialbank” (later renamed “Pakhta Bank” and “Agrobank”)
2001-2002 – Chairman of the Board of the Center for Information and Analytical Support for Participants of the Stock Market of the Republic of Uzbekistan “AT&M”.
2002-2019 – Founder and Head of a private consulting company and head of various investment projects in CIS.
2019-2022 – Deputy Khokim (Governor) of the Samarkand region – Head of the investment and foreign trade Department of the Samarkand region.
2022 – to present – Founder and CEO of the private investment consulting company “INVEXI” LLC.
Since 2024 – Active research and publication on AI governance from systems transformation perspective (okhodjaev.com).
Core Competencies:
AI Governance & Institutional Risk Assessment | Systems Transformation Analysis | Strategic Advisory | Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) | Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) | Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity (PE) | Government Relations (GR) | Business Strategy & Development | Investments | Turnaround Management, Transformation & Restructuring | Financial, Project & Risk Management | Investment & Wealth Management | Corporate Governance | Trade Finance | Banking | FinTech | Marketing | Liquidity Management | Venture Capital (VC) | International Market Entry Consulting | Development & Implementation of Digital Business Solutions | Feasibility Studies & Business Development Strategies | Public & Cross-Sector Administration
AI Governance & Systems Transformation Analysis
Oybek applies 35+ years of experience in institutional transformation to AI governance challenges. Drawing from direct witness to the USSR collapse (1991), the 2008 financial crisis, and COVID-19 pandemic response in Samarkand Region, he examines how AI governance frameworks replicate historical patterns of institutional failure.
Published work on AI governance and institutional risk: → okhodjaev.com