Yesterday, we reported that the Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan appointed Erik Grigoryan as his assistant: below we present his biography;
Date and Place of Birth
17 October, 1979, Kapan City
Education
1995-2000, Yerevan State Institute of Economics, Faculty of General Economics, Major in Environmental Economics
2004-2005, Aegean University (Greece), Department of Environmental Sciences, international postgraduate program in Environmental Management and Policy
2007, Technical University of Dresden (Germany), post-graduate diploma in international environmental management program
2008-2009, ATEI and Aristotle University (Greece), doctoral education, environmental economics
Work Experience
2002-2009, Ministry of Nature Protection, Department of Economics of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, leading specialist
2009, Ministry of Nature Protection, Department of Economics, Environmental Economics Instruments and Mechanisms Management Division, chief specialist
2009-2011, Ministry of Nature Protection, Head of International Projects Management Division
2011, OSCE funded “Strengthening capacities of economic environmental management mechanisms, raising awareness and ensuring participatory processes” Project Manager.
2011, North-South Road Corridor Investment Project SNCO, relocation specialist
2011-2014, USAID-supported Clean Energy and Water Management project, economist
2011-2014, Armenia program coordinator of the German Development Bank-financed Trans-Boundary Joint Secretariat project for support of protected areas
2014, World Bank-supported FLEG-2 project implemented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, national expert
2014, EU-supported and Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia-implemented program for ecosystem services, international expert
2014-2015, USAID-supported Clean Energy and Water Management project, national consultant
2014, American University of Armenia, expert in environmental economics
2014-2015, UNDP, national expert for Armenia in environmental economics
2015-2016, World Bank-supported and RA Ministry of Nature Protection-implemented Increased Transparency in Mining Industry project, national expert
2015, OSCE Armenia Office, national expert in environmental economics
2015, UNDP Kazakhstan Office, international expert in ecosystem services
2015, UNDP, introduction of environmental satellite accounts, economic expert
2015, Caucasus Nature Fund, national expert in improvement of protected areas management system
2016-2017, Educational Programs Center, World Bank-funded project, environmental expert
As of February 22, 2017, Assistant to RA Prime Minister
Other Information
He is the author of a number of publications and research papers printed in Armenia, Russia, Greece and Germany
Political Affiliation
Nonpartisan
Marital Status
Married, with two sons
