Hovhannes Avetisyan is an expert in public policies and public finance management.
He graduated from the Armenian State University of Economics.

Studied at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy – Tufts University, Georgia State and Harvard Universities.

He worked in the RA Ministry of Finance as the Head of the Bilateral Financial and Technical Cooperation Department, and in the RA Ministry of Economy as the Head of the Investment Policy Department.
He was a National Expert on Financial Management and Cost Accounting of the United Nations; Senior Expert of the European Union Delegation; Expert on Public Policy and Management of the EU-funded project “Support to Coordination of EU Projects”; Expert on Public Policy and Management at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Yelena Manukyan holds a PhD degree from the Armenian State University of Economics and boasts an impressive professional career spanning over 25 years. Her involvement with the Economic Development and Research Center (EDRC) has been consistent since its foundation, and she currently serves as an EDRC Board Member.

Her extensive background includes notable positions such as working in the Department of Macroeconomic Analysis at the RA Ministry of Finance and Economy. Notably, Yelena’s expertise as a data analyst has been a significant facet of her professional journey. She served as a statistician and data scientist for several large-scale, representative surveys at both the national and regional levels, with projects developed and implemented by the EDRC.

Moreover, Yelena Manukyan has undertaken numerous international consulting assignments, collaborating with esteemed institutions such as the World Bank, the German Agency for International Cooperation, Asian Development Bank, among others. Her consulting portfolio covers a wide range of topics, including international trade analyses, development of export-led growth strategies, price and macroeconomic situation analyses, external evaluations of public programs, and various other topics.

Bela Gevorgyan is a seasoned professional in Public Finance Management, specializing in Program Budgeting. Since 2007, she has actively contributed to various programs dedicated to the implementation of Program Budgeting. Her work spans both methodological development and collaboration with government bodies to facilitate the adoption of appropriate methodologies. Bela holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA).

Over the past 15 years, she has played a key role in the development and reform of the state finance system. Her contributions include the dissemination of program budgeting, the Fiduciary Management System, Government Financial Management Information Systems (GFMIS), and other related areas.

Currently enrolled in an MPA program at the Institute for Public Administration Prague, Jana Stehnová holds a master’s degree from the University of Economics, Prague, with a focus on international politics and diplomacy, complemented by a minor in Lobbying and public administration.

Jana’s expertise lies in anti-corruption, fiscal and budget transparency and open governance, garnered through roles at Transparency International – Česká republika, ASTRA – Asociace pro Transparentnost, AGORA CE, and Integria. Her proficiency spans various domains, including democratization and rule of law, trans-national cooperation, good governance, open governance, political financing, and campaigns financing.

President of “Intercultural Research and Development” NGO. He graduated from the Department of Biophysics of the Faculty of Biology of YSU, as well as the post-graduate course of the same faculty. He was an author and co-author of numerous articles, training manuals and research papers in the fields of youth work, civic education, non-formal learning, personal development and intercultural learning.

Since 1993, he has been working as a youth work specialist, trainer, researcher and consultant for various local and international organizations, state and public institutions.

He participated in almost all the main programs of development and development of the youth policy of RA, carried out a number of regional studies of the Council of Europe.

He was the president of the “National Team of Trainers” NGO.