List of Armenian businesspeople

This is a list of Armenian business people.

Aerospace and Aviation

Eduardo Eurnekian, owner of airports in Argentina, and Yerevan Airport
Artem Mikoyan, Founder of Mikoyan, MiG
Mikhail Pogosyan, CEO of Sukhoi Design Bureau, and MiG Russian fighter jets manufacturers

Ruben Aganbegyan, CEO of Russia of Renaissance Capital, president of Micex
Arsen Aivazov, CEO of investment bank Finam
Sergey Babayan, former Head of Moscow office of Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Ashot Egiazaryan, Banker; deputy of the Russian State Duma
Aram Grigorian, Managing Director of Troika Dialog
Danil Khachaturov, chairman of the board Rosgosstrakh
Marlen Manasov, Former Chairman of Russian office of UBS
Jaques Der Megredichian, Former Chief Business Officer of Troika Dialog and Chairman of RTS
Gor Nahapetian, MD of Troika Dialog
Tigran Nersisyan, CEO of Borodino
Igor Sagiryan, President of Troika Dialog, former President of Renaissance Capital
Rayr Simonian, Chairman of Russian office of Morgan Stanley
Ruben Vardanian, CEO and Chairman of Troika Dialog Group
Samvel Karapetyan, Founder and President of Tashir Group

Kirk Kerkorian, businessman, investor, and philanthropist, billionaire, the president and CEO of Tracinda Corporation, 10th largest donor in the US, He was bestowed the title of National Hero of Armenia, the highest state award.
Charles A. Agemian, former Executive Vice President of Chase Manhattan Bank
Razmig Arzoumanian, former MD head of Aerospace at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Head of Aerospace and Defence Groupe at Lincoln International
Granger K. Costikyan, longtime partner of Brown Brothers Harriman
Richard Donchian, pioneer Wall Street financier
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
Paul Kazarian, hedge fund manager
Robert Mehrabian, Board member of Bank of New York Mellon
Christopher Petrossian, former MD at Lehman Brothers Managing Director, Head of LA office at Lincoln International

Ara Abrahamyan, Russian diamond dealer
Arsen Borysovych Avakov, Governor of Kharkov region (2005-2010) and businessman in Ukraine, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (2014–present)
Ian Bremmer, President of Eurasia Group
Gerard Cafesjian, businessman, private investor and former board member of West Publishing
Catchick Paul Chater, businessman in Hong Kong
Larry Gagosian, Founder of Gagosian Gallery
Sergey Galitsky, Russian retail operator, Magnit
Paul Garmirian, Founder and owner of P.G. Cigars
Arsen Gasparyan, former Armenian press secretary, publisher and cigar manufacturer
Rafi Haladjian, founder of FranceNet internet service provider
Kevork Hovnanian, Chairman of Hovnanian Enterprises; Homebuilder
Jack Kachkar, Canadian-Armenian businessman
Samvel Karapetyan, owner of Tashir
Kirk Kerkorian, Investor
Alex Manoogian, Founder of Masco
Matild Manukyan, businesswoman; real estate
Armen Sarkissian, Chairman of Knightsbridge Group, former Prime Minister of Armenia
David Shakarian- Founder of GNC
Artyom Tarasov, Russian businessman, became the first officially declared millionaire in the USSR
Carl Tchilinghiryan, German-Armenian businessman and entrepreneur, co-founder of Tchibo
Gagik Tsarukian, Businessman in Armenia
Daniel Ustian, Chairman of Navistar
Hrant Vardanyan, Businessman In Armenia; Founder and Chairman of Grand Holding
Avedis Zildjian, Founder of Zildjian
Samvel Aleksanyan founder of AlexGrig, alex textile...

Andrey Andreev, Founder and owner of Badoo
Alexis Ohanian, internet entrepreneur, co-founder of Reddit
Avie Tevanian, Former CTO of Apple and creator of OS X operating system, partner at Elevation Partners
David Yang, Founder of ABBYY

Calouste Gulbenkian, one of the founders of Royal Dutch Shell and oil magnate
Alexander Mantashev, Oil magnate, industrialist, financier, and a philanthropist.
Pierre Nergararian, Former CEO of Total in Russia
Youri Virobian, President of Gazprom in France

Jason Basmajian, Former Artistic Director of Brioni and current Artistic Director of Gieves & Hawkes
Patricia Field, US fashion designer
Donna Kaladjian, SVP and publisher of Cosmopolitan
Francis Kurkdjian, owner of perfume house Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Alain Mikli, Designer
Veronique Nishanian, Chief Designer of menswear at Hermès
Vartan Sirmakes, Chairman and co-owner of luxury watch brand Frank Muller
Valerie Toranian, Editor in Chief (French Edition) of Elle

Aleksandr Akopov, CEO and Founder of Amedia one of the largest movie studios in Russia
Ruben Dishdishyan, Founder of Central Partnership one of the largest movie studios
Anna Melikian, director, owner of Magnum Studios
Armen Oganesyan, CEO of Voice of Russia
Karen Shakhnazarov, CEO Mosfilm
Margarita Simonyan, Chief Editor of Russia Today

Khoren Kalashyan - First Armenian football scout
Henrikh Mkhitaryan - Armenian professional footballer; midfielder for English Premier League team Manchester United and captain of the Armenia national team
Yura Movsisyan - Armenian professional footballer; forward for Major League Soccer team Real Salt Lake and of the Armenia national team