
APRI Armenia is an independent think tank and policy accelerator.
ABOUT US
The Applied Policy Research Institute of Armenia (APRI Armenia) is an independent think tank and policy accelerator focused on advancing regional stability, sustainable prosperity, and civic engagement in the South Caucasus. Our programs and initiatives are oriented toward concrete problem-solving, addressing key challenges facing the region. Through our strategic research and convening activities, APRI Armenia facilitates breakthrough ideas and multistakeholder initiatives for positive change in our region.
APRI Armenia is an organization founded by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), a global philanthropic organization of more than a century’s standing.
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
VACHE GABRIELYAN
Dean of College of Business and Economics, AUA
YERVANT ZORIAN
DAVID AKOPYAN
ARDA HARATUNIAN
Chief Architect,
Synopsys
Advisor & Professor,
Strategic Communications
Senior Advisor,
Crisis, Fragility & Complexity

BELLA MARKARIAN
Governance sector advisor,
ex-USAID
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
