Asel Kyrgyzbaeva is an Assistant Professor in the Economics department at the American University of Central Asia. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Economics from Indiana University (2003, USA) and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics with honors from the International University of Kyrgyzstan (1998, Kyrgyzstan). 

Asel Kyrgyzbaeva joined AUCA in 1998 and has been teaching undergraduate and graduate courses and supervising senior theses. She has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Commercial Bank of Kyrgyzstan since 2021 and served as a member of the Board of Directors of Bakai Bank (2018-2021). She was a recipient of the Faculty Development Fellowship financed by the US State Department and a returning academic scholar financed by the Open Society Institute. She participated in workshops and training programs organized by the WTO, TACIS, OSI, and USAID. Asel served as a Registrar at AUCA from 2011 to 2015. She has been an active member of AUCA within the Academic Senate and a member of numerous Academic Policy committees. Currently, she is a coordinator of the Certificate Program on Public Policy and Economic Analysis.