List of Armenian businesspeople explained

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 manufacturer

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
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.
Robert Mehrabian, board member of Bank of New York Mellon

Noubar Afeyan, co-founder of the biotechnology company Moderna
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
Artem Khachatryan, co-founder of Russian retail operator, FixPrice
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
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, 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
Leonid Dovladbegyan, entrepreneur, top manager, venture capitalist

Andrey Andreev, founder and owner of Badoo
Boris Babayan, founder of MCST
Alexis Ohanian, internet entrepreneur, co-founder of Reddit
Avie Tevanian, former CTO of Apple and creator of macOS operating system, partner at Elevation Partners
Hovhannes Avoyan, co-founder and CEO of PicsArt
Levon Oganesyan, co-founder of Delivery Club
Hayk Ayrapetyan, co-founder of GeekBrains Edtech platform
Tigran Sloyan and Aram Shatakhstyan, co-founders of CodeSignal
Davit Baghdasaryan and Artavazd Minasyan, founders of Krisp
Ara Mahdessian and Vahe Kuzoyan, founders of ServiceTitan
Aram Arakelyan and Oganes Arakelyan, founders of CityMobil

Pavel Gusakov, industrialist who with his brother, Abram, played a major role in the industrialisation of the oil industry of Imperial Russia
Calouste Gulbenkian, one of the founders of Royal Dutch Shell, oil magnate
Alexander Mantashev, oil magnate, industrialist, financier, and philanthropist
Stepan Lianozov, impact on the oil industry in Baku was considerable and became known as the "Russian Rockefeller"

Carole Black, CEO and president of Lifetime Entertainment
Eduardo Eurnekian, president of Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
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
Tigran Khudaverdyan, deputy CEO of Yandex
Robert Mirzoyan, CEO of Wildberries
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
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
Carolyn Rafaelian, founder and owner of accessories and jewelry company Alex and Ani
Valerie Toranian, editor in chief (French Edition) of Elle