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
Michel Mossessian, Architect and owner of Mossessian & Partners, London
Ruben Aganbegyan, CEO of Russia of Renaissance Capital, president of Micex
Ashot Egiazaryan, Banker; deputy of the Russian State Duma
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
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
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
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.
Carole Black, CEO and President of Lifetime Entertainment
Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation
Ron Hovsepian, Non Executive Chairman of the Board of Ann Taylor and CEO and President of Novell
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
Tro Piliguian, Chairman of Ogilvy and COO of WPP
Eduard Sarkisov, Vice- President of Rusneft
Roman Sarkisov, CEO of MTV Russia
Roger Tatarian, former editor-in-chief and Executive VP of United Press International
Serge Tchuruk, Former Chairman of Alcatel
Patricia Field, US fashion designer
Francis Kurkdjian, owner of perfume house Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Alain Mikli, Designer
Valerie Toranian, Editor in Chief (French Edition) of Elle
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
Alex Yemenidjian - former CEO and Chairman of MGM Studios
Mark Geragos- Defense Attorney who defended Michael Jackson
Robert Kardashian- Defense Attorney who defended OJ Simpson
Karinna Moskalenko - Russian human rights lawyer
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
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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