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

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
Raffi Azadian - CEO of financial services firm AzadianGroup and managing partner of investment fund Valera Capital
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
Garo Armen-CEO Agenus and COAF founder
Tony Oganyan- President A.M.P. Communications

Reuben Utudjian, Entrepreneur and founder of Mustard
Emil Sardaryan- Founder of EMSAR DESIGN LTD
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 PG cigar
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
Kirk Kerkorian- Investor
Jack Kachkar- Canadian-Armenian businessman
Samvel Karapetyan- owner of Tashir
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
Hrant Vardanyan- Businessman In Armenia; Founder and Chairman of Grand Holding
Daniel Ustian- Chairman of Navistar
Avedis Zildjian- Founder of Zildjian

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

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
Raffy Semerdjian - CEO Management Mix
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
Henrik Stepanyan - CEO of Barbeques Galore

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- Chef 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
Araks Yeramyan - Fashion designer and owner of luxury underwear maker Araks
Jason Basmajian - Former Artistic Director of Brioni and current Artistic Director of *Gieves & Hawkes

Anna Melikian- director, owner of Magnum Studios
Armen Oganesyan- CEO of Voice of Russia
Karen Shakhnazarov- CEO Mosfilm
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
Margarita Simonyan- Chief Editor of Russia Today