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
Architects
- Michel Mossessian, Architect and owner of Mossessian & Partners, London
Banking, Finance, Insurance and Investment Banking
Russia
- 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
United States
- 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
Entrepreneurs
General
- 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
High-Technology
- 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
Oil and Gas
- 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
Executives
- Patrick Aghanian, CEO of Sanofi-Aventis in Russia
- Sergey Arslanian, CEO of Sitronics
- Carole Black, CEO and President of Lifetime Entertainment
- Djevan Cheloyants, former VP of Lukoil
- Dennis Chookazian, former CEO and Chairman of CNA Financial
- Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation
- Kirk Hachigian, CEO and Chairman of Cooper Industries
- Ron Hovsepian, Non Executive Chairman of the Board of Ann Taylor and CEO and President of Novell
- Sarkis Izmirlian, Son of Tigran Izmirlian, CEO of Baha Mar
- Vahan Janjigian, Senior Vice President of Forbes
- Steven A. Kandarian, CEO and President of MetLife
- Robert Kocharyan, non-executive director of Sistema
- Robert Mehrabian, board member of CME Group and Bank of New York Mellon
- Aleksander Mikoyan, CEO of Hewlett Packard in Russia
- Tro Piliguian, Chairman of Ogilvy and COO of WPP
- Eduard Sarkisov, Vice- President of Rusneft
- Roman Sarkisov, CEO of MTV Russia
- Jannett Sarkissian Wagner, Former Vice Chair of Estee Lauder
- Aram Shishmanian, CEO of World Gold Council
- Roger Tatarian, former editor-in-chief and Executive VP of United Press International
- Serge Tchuruk, Former Chairman of Alcatel
- Arman Voskerchian, CEO of Johnson & Johnson in Russia
- Armen Manukian, Managing Director and Baltic Lead of MSD in Baltic states
Fashion
- 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
Film and Television industry
Russia
- 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
United States
- Alex Yemenidjian - former CEO and Chairman of MGM Studios
Lawyers
- Oxana Babayan - Head of Moscow office of Hogan Lovells
- M. Didizian - Partner at London office of Linklaters
- Mark Geragos- Defense Attorney who defended Michael Jackson
- Matthew Hagopian - Partner at Linklaters
- Robert Kardashian- Defense Attorney who defended OJ Simpson
- Karinna Moskalenko - Russian human rights lawyer
Sports
- Khoren Kalashyan - First Armenian football scout
Video Game and Software Industry
- Greg Costikyan- game designer
- Alex Seropian- Founder of Bungie and developer of the Halo video game series
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