I was born in Georgia. Have been raised in Yerevan. In 1992 graduated from Elementary School after Mkhitar Sebastatsi and entered the Law Department of Yerevan State University. I received Diploma in Jurisprudence in 1997. From 1996-1999 I studied at the Law Department of the American University of Armenia and received an LLM Degree in Comparative Constitutional and International Business Law. From 1998-1999 was a Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley Law School.

I started my professional career in 1996 at the Legal Department of the Central Bank of Armenia. Shortly after that moved to the private sector, HSBC Bank Armenia and occupied different positions at the Legal Department. I also worked for USAID projects (Micro Enterprise Development Initiative and Bank Supervision) from 2002-2006 as a Legal Counsel.

From 2006 have been Head of the Legal Department of HSBC Bank Armenia. From 2006 have been also serving as a Policy Advisory Consultant to CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) at the World Bank, Washington DC, which is an independent policy and research center dedicated to advancing access to financial services for the poor in the world. I have always taken interest in public policy and development issues.

Currently Mason Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School of Government pursuing Master’s in Public Administration.

“I believe that progress and development are attributable to individuals, who care and who take a role in initiating and leading a change.”