
APRI Armenia is an independent think tank and policy accelerator.
ABOUT US
The Applied Policy Research Institute of Armenia (APRI Armenia) is a nonpartisan think tank and policy accelerator focused on advancing regional stability, sustainable prosperity, and civic engagement. Our programs and initiatives are oriented toward concrete problem-solving, addressing key challenges for the near-term and long-term realization of Armenia’s potential. Through its activities as a convener, collaborator and co-funder of strategic research, APRI Armenia facilitates breakthrough ideas and multistakeholder initiatives for positive change in our region.
The launch of APRI Armenia comes in response to a dire need for deep insight, dynamic policy dialogue and clear understanding of Armenia in its geopolitical context. The organization is action-oriented, with a blend of long-term initiatives and near-term capacity-building projects. We are creating a space to work on critical policy issues in a constructive and collaborative professional atmosphere.
APRI Armenia is an independent organization founded by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), a trusted name in Armenian philanthropy for more than 115 years.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
APRI's Founding Board has extensive experience in nation-building and global development.






VASKEN YACOUBIAN
President,
AGBU Armenia
SUZY ANTOUNIAN
Nonprofit Consultant
LARA SETRAKIAN
Impact Partner,
Fresco Capital
YERVANT ZORIAN
DAVID AKOPYAN
ARDA HARATUNIAN
Chief Architect,
Synopsys
Advisor & Professor,
Strategic Communications
Senior Advisor,
Crisis, Fragility & Complexity

ADVISORY COUNCIL
TATIANA DER AVEDISSIAN
Economist Group
STEPHAN ASTOURIAN
UC Berkeley
VICKEN CHETERIAN
Webster University
GEORGI DERLUGIAN
NYU Abu Dhabi
ERIK GRIGORYAN
Environment Group
GRIGOR HOVHANNISYAN
Ararat Bank
VARDAN HOVHANNISYAN
Bars Media
LUCINEH KASSARJIAN
Sensyan
NERSES KOPALYAN
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
CLARE LOCKHART
Institute for State Effectiveness
ELINA MARKARYAN
Coca-Cola HBC Armenia
TALINE PAPAZIAN
Sciences-Po Aix
ARMAN TATOYAN
American University of Armenia
NICOLE VARTANIAN
Columbia University
MICHELE WUCKER
The Gray Rhino

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APRI Armenia
2/2 Melik Adamyan Street, Yerevan, Armenia
connect[@]apri.institute