Vardan Khachatryan has joined the MSCBE team in December 2015 as an Adjunct Lecturer of Foundations of Management and Introduction to Finane Theory courses.
Dr. Khachatryan taught several courses on finance and economics to graduate students at Armenian State University of Economics from 2009-2012, where he was awarded a PhD in Economics in 2009. He has published several articles on economic and financial topics in Armenian. He is also activity involved in mentorship programs organized by USAAA and US Embassy in Yerevan. His research interests are in asset pricing (using derivative pricing methodologies in corporate finance valuation), value investing (fair value determination based on fundamentals and margin of safety), using machine learning methods to forecast activist investing, macroeconomic research and organizational behavior issues in corporates (leadership theories and psychological issues in management).
In parallel to his academic career, he has occupied managerial positions in the financial services sector at Ameria Group of Companies, firstly as a director of asset management business than as a vice president at Ameriabank’s Investment Banking Operations. His experience also includes working at investment management division at Central Bank of Armenia for over five years as a portfolio manager. Dr. Khachatryan is also involved in different consulting projects as an expert both in private and public sectors of Armenia.
Dr. Khachatryan has an MBA from INSEAD as well as a CFA level III Candidate.
Education:
- INSEAD, MBA, 2018
- Armenian State University of Economics, PhD, 2009
- Armenian State Institute of Economics, BA, MA, 2006
Courses taught:
Econ 351 - Introduction to Finance Theory
Research activities:
- Independent Study Project (ISP) on predicting activist involvement in public corporations using Machine Learning Methods
- Financial and macroeconomic research published at www.kvmcapital.am
Publications:
- The Performance of Carry Investment Strategy in the Context of Inflation Targeting, Banber, the official publishing house of ASUE, December 2008
- The role of exchange rate in the context of monetary policy rules, Finance and Economics Journal of Armenia, December 2007
- The role of Dornbusch Model in the context of price and exchange rate regulation, Finance and Economics Journal of Armenia, 2007 October
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +37460 61 26 46
Office location: 210W (PAB)
Office hours: By appointment only via email
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