After earning her PhD in Economics from Indiana University, Lyaziza joined ADB in 2000. She has worked on infrastructure projects across PRC, Central Asia, and South Caucasus and served in the Kyrgyz Republic Resident Mission. During a special leave, she was Deputy Director of Kazakhstan's RAKURS Center for Economic Analysis. Recently, she led ADB’s Country Partnership Strategies for Central Asia and South Caucasus, contributed to the CAREC Institute, and supported analytical work and knowledge management.