Galimzhan Yessenov is a Kazakhstani businessman and philanthropist who is the founder of the Shakhmardan Yessenov Science and Education Foundation.

He is passionate about the power of sport in growing healthy communities, and organizes mass participatory sport events including the Almaty Marathon, one of Central Asia’s largest sporting events.

Galimzhan Yessenov has been closely involved with a range of other organisations including the Chess Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kazakhstan Triathlon Federation and the Central Asian Triathlon Association.

In 2023, he was named as one of Kazakhstan's 50 most influential businessmen by Forbes Kazakhstan.