List of Armenian businesspeople
Appearance
Private equity and venture capitalists
- Guy Zarzavadjian-Managing Partner at 13th largest private equity firm in the world 3i
- Vahe Dombalagian- managing director of Madison Dearborn Partners
- Igor Agamirzyan- CEO of Russian Venture Company, largest venture fund in Russia
- Nubar Afeyan- CEO of Flagship Ventures and doctor at MIT
- Milena Adamian- Vice-President of Easton Capital Investment Group
- Dave Ambedian- co-founder and partner at 32 Degrees Capital
- Vahan Kololian- managing partner and the founder of TerraNova Partners LP
- Dave Andonian- Managing Partner at Dace Ventures
- Zare Bagdassarian- venture director at California Technology Ventures
- Garo Armen- CEO of Antigenics Inc. and former Vice President of Dean Witter Reynolds
- Eduard Bagdasarian- managing director of Barrington Associates
Banking and finance
US and Europe
- Anushavan Simonyan- Co-Head of Capial Markets and Financing Team of Russia at Merrill Lynch
- Mike Simonian- Managing Director, Global Head of Technology at Citigroup
- David Mazujian- Head of Real estate of ING America
- Arthur Vayloyan- Managing Director, Global Head of Private Banking at Credit Suisse
- Peter Najarian- Global Head of Local Markets Sale at RBS
- Edward Nadjarian- former Managing Director of Merrill Lynch
- Chris Goekjian- former Global Head of Fixed Income at Credit Suisse and CIO and partner of Mayfair based Cheyne Capital Management hedge fund
- David Bohigian- US Assistant Secretary of Commerce
- Mike Ouzanian- National Editor of Forbes
- Gregory Bedrosian-investment banker, partner and co-founder of Sputnik Fund
- Teresa Ter Minassian- Director of Fiscal Affairs department at International Monetary Fund
- Mary Ellen Iskenderian- CEO and President of Women's World Banking and former senior executive of World Bank
- Steven A. Kandarian- former Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of MetLife
- Armen Grigorian- Managing Director of merchant banking at Defoe Fournier & Cie.
- Armen Karapetian- corresponding board member of Defoe Fournier & Cie.
- Robert Mehrabian- Board member of Bank of New York Mellon
- Cesar Chekejian- Senior Vice President, Head of real estate of JP Morgan
- Gregory Parseghian- former CEO and Chairman of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
- Granger K. Costikyan- long time partner of Brown Brothers Harriman
- Virginia C. Panossian- Chairman of Wescom Credit Union
- Pike Aloian- Managing Partner of Rothschild
- Richard J Arslanian- Managing Director of Goldman Sachs
- Shant Mardirossian- Chief Financial Officer and Principal of Kohlberg & Co
- Gregory Ekizian- Chief Investment Officer Goldman Sachs
- Dennis Chookazian-former CEO and Chairman of CNA Financial Corporation, director of CME Group
- Ann Marie Kohlligian Vice President and Managing Director of Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
- Vasken Setrakian- friend of George W. Bush and former Managing Partner of Brown Brothers Harriman
- Aleksander Mouradian- one of London's top traders atTradition Securities and Futures
- Richard Donchian- pioneer Wall Street financier
- George Mason- Senior partner of Bear Sterns, late
- Richard Abrahamian- Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Centre Bankcorp Inc.
- Michael Carapiet- Executive Director of Macquarie Bank
- Mara Der Hovhanesian- editor of Bloomberg BusinessWeek
- Michael G. Medzigian- former managing director of Lazard and CEO and President of Lazard Real Estate Investors
- Peter Mesrobian- former executive vice president of Bank One
- Charles A. Agemian- former Executive Vice President of Chase Manhattan Bank
- Nazareth Festekjian- Managing Director of Citigroup
Russia
- Ruben Aganbekyan- CEO of Russia of Renaissance Capital, president of Micex
- Aram Grigorian- investment banker with Troika Dialog, set up Moscow office of Salomon Brothers and former head of energy at Goldman Sachs
- Dmitriy Levonian- partner at Russian investment arm of Renova, Renova Capital
- Aren Apikyan- CEO of Upravlyushaya Kompaniya MDM Bank
- Ashot Khachaturyants- CEO of Sberbank Capital
- Verdi Israelian- partner of largest internet venture fund DST and former deputy head of investment banking in Moscow at Morgan Stanley
- Ruben Vardanian- CEO and Chairman of Troika Dialog Group, billionaire
- Artem Konstandyan- Vice President and member of board of 10 th largest bank in Russia Promsvyazbank
- Sergey Babayan- Managing Director and co-head of global markets of Merrill Lynch in Moscow
- Albert Sagirian- executive director of JP Morgan in Russia
- Danil Khachaturov- owner of Rosgosstrakh, businessman billionaire
- Hrair Simonyan- Chairman of Russian office of Morgan Stanley
- Nikolay Sarkisov- property developer and co-owner of RESO Garantiya insurance, billionaire
- Sergey Sarkisov- businessman and Chairman of RESO Garantiya, billionaire
- Garegin Tossunian- President of Association of Russian Banks
- Gennadiy Melikyan- First Deputy Chairman of Central Bank of Russia
- Jean Der Megerdichian- Chairman of RTS, Russian stock exchange, Managing Director of Troika Dialog
- Igor Avanesyan- board member of Ак Барс Банк
- Sergey Azatyan- former Vice President of MDM Bank and managing director of Russian invest fund Marshal Capital Partners
- Alina Aivazova Chernovetskaya- owner of Pravex Bank, wife of Kiev mayor
- David Pagoumian- CEO of Napco LLc
- Vartan Dilanyan- President of Bin Bank in Russia
- Elena Avakian- former Chair of National Association of Securities Market Participants, Russia
- Sergey Khatchaturov- owner of Rus Bank
- Artashes Terzyan-invest banker and co-owner of Trast
- Vadim Egiazarov- co-owner of invest bank of Baltinvestbank
- Arshak Manasov- CEO of Rye Man & Gor Securities
- Igor Stepanyan- deputy CEO of Finam investment bank in Russia
- Gagik Zakaryan- President of Uniastrum Bank, Russia
- Zurabov family- one of the richest families in Russia, control Maks Insurance
Fashion and retailers
- Sassoun Sirmakes- Founder and owner of luxury Swiss watch brand Cvstos; son of Vartan Sirmakes
- Karine Arabian- luxury French designer
- Veronique Nichanian- Chief Designer of menswear at french high-fashion house Hermes
- Andy Sogoyan- CEO and owner of luxury watch brand Icelink watches
- Steven Sargent- Head of sales of Middle East of Maurice Lacroix
- Armen Osipov- CEO of the largest hypermarket of leather goods in Russia Mir Kozhi i Mexa
- Tigran Gukasyan- Chairman of Russian hypermarker chain Santa House
- Sergey Manukyan- CEO of Russian luxury chain Duglas-Rivoli
- Paul Korian- Co Founder of Staples Inc.
- Ken and Jack Anto- owners of luxury Beverly Hills based designers Anto, clientele of the company is America's establishment
- Sahag Zhamgochian- owner of John Sahag Workshop, upscale Manhattan salon
- Ruben Arutunyan- owner and CEO of Russian clothing chain Henderson& Hayas
- Artem Khachatryan- founder of supermarket chain Kopeyka
- John Mahdessian- President and CEO of Madame Paulette Organization
- Tom Kederian- Executive Vice President of Barney's of New York
- Andrei Arutunyan- board member of Magnit Russian hypermarket chain
- Papian Family- owners of luxury chain Louvre, Russia
- Henry Sahakian- owner of convenience stores chain Unimart
- Janet Sarkissian Wagner- Vice Chair of Estée Lauder
General
- Captain Bedros Voskorian-first Armenian pilot in Lebanon, who also achieved Captain ranking at Air Liban.
- Haig Nargizian-prominent Armenian Philatelist, Armenian historian, statistician and a philanthropist.
- Alexander Mantashev-prominent Armenian oil magnate, industrialist, financier, and a philanthropist.
- Kirk Kerkorian- businessman, investor, and philanthropist, billionaire
- Sergey Galitsky- billionaire owner of largest retail chain in Russia, Magnit
- Raffi Festekdjian- President of Wolters Kluwer
- Kirk Hachigian- Chairman of Cooper Industries
- Vladimir Gabrielian- Vice President of Mail.ru
- Calouste Gulbenkian- one of the founders of Shell and oil magnate billionaire,
- Avedis Zildjian- Founder of Zildjian
- Haro Bedelian- former Group Managing Director of Balfour Beatty
- Dennis Tarzian- co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of National Registered Agents, Inc.
- Catchick Paul Chater- prominent businessman in Hong Kong
- Aleksander Mikoyan- CEO of Hewlett Packard Russia
- Armen Garslyan- CEO of Metafrax, the largest methanole producer in Russia
- Arman Voskerchyan- CEO of Johnson & Johnson in Russia
- Partick Aganyan- CEO of Sanofi-Aventis in Russia
- Sergey Karakhanov- Vice-President of Rosneft
- Sergey Mndoyants- executive VP of Sistema
- Youri Viroubian- President of Gazprom marketing and trading division in France
- Naira Adamyan- Managing Director of Janssen-Cilag Russia
- Robert Kocharyan- non-executive director of Sistema
- Gianni Infantino- UEFA general-secretary
- Tigran Pogosyan - Vice - President of MegaFon
- Gerard Cafesjian- businessman, private investor and former board member of West Publishing
- Sergej Aslibekian- partner of Grant Thornton International, Moscow office
- Samouel Aroutiounian- Head of Eastern European division of Platinum Rye Entertainment, world's largest entertainment consultants
- Oxana Balayan- Head of Moscow office and partner of Lovells
- Yana Aryutunova, lawyer at Clifford Chance Moscow office
- Suren Gortsunyan- partner of Lovells, Moscow office
- Tigran Atayan- Partner of Deloitte Russia
- Vaagn Abgaryan- Chairman of X5 Development, developer arm of X5 retail and former VP of Alfa Bank
- Vladimir Balasanyan- CEO of Elektronnie Ofisnie Sistemy, one of the largest IR corporations in Russia
- Eduard Oganov- deputy General Director of iTeco, one of the largest it corporations in Russia
- Vahe Torossian- Vice President, Central and Eastern Europe of Microsoft
- Aleksandr Arutunov- President of Intourist and former chairman of Moscow Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Sergey Ulin Aramovich- Vice President of Alrosa, Russian diamond giant
- Vadim Ter Israelyan- CEO of one of the largest Russian confectionary corporation Sladko
- Janet Janjigian- former senior Vice President of MGM Studios
- Jack Bedrosian- co -founded Tenet Healthcare
- Artur Minosyants- Chief Operating Officer of Cherkizovo Group
- Musheg Mamikonyan- Chairman of Russian Meat Union and controls Lianozovskiy factory
- Ed Eskandarian- CEO and Chairman of Arnold Worldwide
- Sergey Grigorov- Head of Russian Federal Agency of export control
- Sergey Oganesyan- former Vice President of Rosneft and current Head of Federal Agency of Energy
- Andrey Petrosyan- Deputy CEO Novolipetsk Steel
- Serj Adamyan- Chairman of Chamber of Commerce of Republic of Khakasiya
- Ruben Gevorkyan- owner of EDS Holding, Russia's largest electronics producer
- William M Toomajian- partner at Baker & Hostetler
- Garegin Avetisyan- CEO of PIK realty, part of PIK Group
- Howard Attarian- Vice President of flight operations of United Airlines
- Gagik Tsarukian- the wealthiest businessman in Armenia
- David Young- founder and owner of Russian software corporation ABBYY software house
- Avetik Chelabian- partner at Mckinsey, Russian office
- James Aljian- former Senior Vice President of MGM Studios and board member of MGM Mirage
- Sarkis Jebejian- partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore
- Roger Tatarian- former editor-in-chief and Executive VP of United Press International
- Ara Aramyan- Vice President of Mirax one of the largest construction corporations in Russia
- Jack Kachkar- Canadian-Armenian businessman
- Eduard Sarkisov- Vice President of Руснефть
- Robert A. Boghosian- Senior Vice President of Beckman Coulter
- Aleksandr Ter Avanesov- deputy of Russian parliament and property developer
- Roman Muradyan- former Chairman of Miel nedvizimost, one of the top real estate companies in Russia
- Vladimir Avetisyan- former board member of UES of Russia and Chairman of Объединенные автомобильные технологии
- Samvel Asatryan- former CEO of Moskvich
- Oleg Mkrtchian- businessman, one of the richest men in Ukraine
- Arsen Avakov- Governor of Kharkov region and one of the richest businessmen in Ukraine
- Nver Mkhitarian- deputy in Ukrainian parliament and owner of Poznyakzhilstroy, one of the largest developers in Kiev
- Ara Grigorian- CEO of Pernod Ricard Ukraine
- Tigran Nersesyan- owner of Borodino, one of the richest men in Russia
- Ashot Egiazaryan- deputy of Russian parliament and one of the richest bankers in the country
- Aharonian Serge- Canadian Armenian Real Estate Mogul.
- Ruben Oganesov- CEO of MuzTv, Russia
- Roman Sarkisov- CEO of Russian channel 2×2
- Armen Oganesyan- CEO of Voice of Russia
- Gennadiy Ayvazyan- partner of Iskander Makhmudov and Chairman of Krutrade
- Grigor Khachaturov- co-owner of Protek, one of the largest pharmaceuticals corporation in Russia
- Samvel Karapetyan- one of the largest developers in Russia and co-owner of Quick Russia
- Artur Markaryan- CEO of Glavstroy, one of the largest constructions corporations in Russia
- Sergey Arslanyan- CEO of Sitronics, Russia's largest telecommunications corporation
- Arkadiy Sarkisyan- partner of Oleg Deripaska and member of Russian parliament
- Gagik Abdikian- owner of Romanov Development, one of the top developers in Moscow
- Sergei Ambartsumyan- owner of Monarch, one of the largest developers in Moscow
- Vasiliy Aleksanyan- former Vice President of Yukos
- Arman Djilavyan- publisher of Fortune in Russia
- Aram Gabrielyanov- owner of Zhizn largest daily in Russia
- Viken Festikjian- CEO of Mossimo
- John Derderian- Executive VP of Pathmark
- Thomas Tashjian- board member of Fred's
- Lee Tashjian- Vice President of Fluor
- Armen Petrossian- owner of Petrossian Paris AS, one of the largest caviar companies in the world
- Mark E Levonian- VP of Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and Senior Deputy Comptroller for Economics Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
- Ira Stepanian- former CEO and Chairman of Bank of Boston Corporation
- Vartkes Ehramjian- Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of H B Fuller Company
- Francis Kurkdjian- owner of Maison Francis Kurkdjian perfume house, world's one of the respected perfumers
- Brian Bogosian - Chairman and CEO of Visto
- Michael Ohanian retired President of Intermec Technologies
- Robert Papazian- CEO of Sunset Gower Studios
- Igor Sagiryan- President of Renaissance Capital
- Robert Kafafian- former Vice President of Bank of New York
- Ari Libarikian - Partner at McKinsey & Company
- Marlen Manasov- former Chairman of UBS Russia
- Daniel Ustian- Chairman of Navistar
- Alex Manoogian- Founder of Masco
- Albert Momdjian- Head of Middle East & Africa Investment Banking and managing director of Calyon
- Djivan Cheloyants- Vice President of Lukoil
- Vache Manoukian- British property developer, one of the richest Britons
- Aleksandr Akopov- Russian media magnate, owner of AMEDIA studious
- Ruben Dishdishian- Russian media magnate, owner of Central Partnership studious
- Tigran Nersesyan- Russian media magnate, owner of chain of cinemas 5 stars
- Arthur Djanibekian- co owner and general producer of Comedy Club Production
- Eduardo Eurnekian- billionaire owner of all airports in Argentina, and Yerevan Airport
- Kris K. Avetisian- Chief Financial Officer of Los Angeles Times
- Didier Parakian- -owner of French designer clothes chain Didier Parakian
- Patricia Field- US fashion designer
- Edmond Avakian- luxury chain owner of fine jewelry
- Mikhail Pogosyan- CEO of Sukhoy Design Bureau, and MIG Russian fighter jets manufacturers
- Artem Mikoyan- Founder of Mikoyan, MIG
- Michael J. Aprahamian- partner and President of Foley & Lardner
- Kirk Hachigian- Chairman, President and CEO of Cooper Industries
- Alain Manoukian- Founder and owner of French chain Alain Manoukian
- Aram Shishmanian- CEO of World Gold Council and international executive of Lovells
- Ralph Esmerian- owner of luxury chain Fred Leighton
- Stephan Mugar- founder of supermarket chain Star Market
- Kevork Hovnanian- Chairman of Hovnanian Enterprises, America's seventh largest homebuilder
- Kirk Hachigian- Global Vice President of Danaher Corporation
- Mike Kojaian- Chairman of Grubb & Ellis
- Richard Manoogian- Chairman of Masco, businessman
- Theodore Abadjian- Executive Vice president and Chief Financial Officer of CKE Restaurants Inc.
- Serkies brothers- founders of Raffles hotel
- Chachik Moses- Co-founder of The Straits Times
- Ara A. Bagdasarian- Senior Vice President of TravelCenters of America
- Alain Mikli- famous designer
- George Babikian- President of Arco
- Robert Tateossian- famous London based cufflinks maker
- Mike Ozanian- National editor of Forbes
- Vartkez Knadjian- CEO of Backes & Strauss
- Rafi Kouyoumdjian- former CEO of Tiscali France
- Adam Bagdasarian- publisher, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Ara Abrahamyan- Russian tycoon, diamond dealer
- Tro Piliguian- Chairman of Ogilvy and COO of WPP
- David Shakarian- Founder of GNC
- Ron Hovsepian- Non Executive Chairman of the Board of Ann Taylor and CEO and President of Novell, Nasdaq listed
- Carol Black- CEO and President of Lifetime Entertainment
- Alex Seropian- Founder of Bungie
- Larry Gagosian- largest art dealer in the world
- Greg Costikyan- game designer
- Vartan Gregorian- President of Carnegie Corporation
- Vahan Janjigian- SVP of Forbes
- Avadis Tevanian- Chief Technological Officer of Apple Computer
- Paul Garmirian- Founder and owner of PG cigars
- Vartan Sirmakes-co-owner and Chairman of Frank Muller
- Dikran Izmirlian- owner of ,More London,development, billionaire peanut tycoon
- Piere Gurdjian- Managing Director of Mckinsey
- Andre Andonian- Managing Director of Mckinsey
- Donna Kaladjian- SVP and publisher of Cosmopolitan
- Sergey Churuk- Chairman of Alcatel
- K.M. Greg Sarkissian- Owner and President of Byron-Hill Homebuilders, LLC
- Matild Manukyan- businesswoman; real estate
- Mark S Hoplamazian- CEO and President of Hyatt
- Berj Setrakian- partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf
- Edward Bastian- President of Delta Airlines
- Alex Yemenidjian- former CEO and Chairman of MGM Studios
- Steve Papazian- President,Worldwide Physical Production, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Ian Bremmer- President of Eurasia Group
- Steve Jobs- Creator of Apple Inc. (adopted by Armenian mother)