He was appointed as Deputy Minister on June 19, 2024
Date and Place of Birth
1984, 20 August, t. Talin, Aragatsotn region, RA
2001 – 2005, Yerevan State University, BA
2005- 2007, Yerevan State University, MA
2007 -2010, Yerevan State University, PhD
2012-Tufts University - The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford, USA
Public Policy and Public Administration
2021 – 2022, Certified expert in financial inclusion policy, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
Trainings in various international organizations and regulatory/supervisory bodies.
2020 — 2024 , Deputy Head of Consumer Rights Protection and Financial Education Center at Central Bank of Armenia
2011 — Present, Lecturer at Armenian State University of Economics, Yerevan
2022 — Present , Lecturer at Edux learning academy, Yerevan
2015 — 2018, Lecturer at training center at Central Bank of Armenia, Yerevan
2014 — 2020, Coordinator of Market Conduct Regulation and Supervision at Central Bank of Armenia
2007 — 2014, Analyst (Junior-Senior) at Consumer Protection and Market Conduct Division at Central Bank of Armenia
2007-Researcher at Financial System Development Division at Central Bank of Armenia
2010 — 2015-Visiting lecturer at Financial-Banking College
Single
Fluent in English and Russian
Аuthor or co-author of five scientific articles and numerous professional publications.
Professional memberships
2015 — 2024, Consumer Empowerment and Market Conduct (CEMC) Working Group at Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)
2017 — 2023, Global Standards Proportionality (Gsp) working group at Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)
2016 — 2024, Consumer Protection and Financial Access Advisory Board, Eurasian Economic Union
2012 — 2017, International Network on Financial Education (INFE)
Consultancy experience
Consultancy for the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan on strengthening and operationalization of market conduct supervisory/regulatory function, World Bank
Consultancy for the National Bank of Tajikistan on Consumer Protection and Financial Education Framework, International Finance Corporation, World Bank
Consultancy for the Bank of Mozambique on Market Conduct Risk Based Supervision, Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI), Maputo
Consultancy for National Bank of Ukraine on building Consumer Protection Supervision Framework, International Finance Corporation, World Bank, Kiev