Dr. Derdzyan is a Partner at Grant Thornton Armenia. She has started her career at the Central Bank of Armenia, working as a Financial system regulation specialist and joined the Advisory team of Grant Thornton Armenia in 2011 as a Consultant. With nearly 15 years of professional experience Ms. Derdzyan has worked with clients from diverse industries, such as Mining, Transportation, Utilities, Chemicals, Consumer Goods and Retail Trade, Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Real Estate, IT & Telecom, Financial Services. She has managed valuation engagements and large advisory projects in the CIS region, Europe and Africa.
Dr. Derdzyan holds PhD in Economics from Armenian State University of Economics, MBA from American University of Armenia (AUA), Master in International Finance from University of Amsterdam (UvA), and Master in Corporate Finance and Banking from Duisenberg School of Finance. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from Project Management Institute (PMI), as well as Certified Business Trainer from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit - GTZ). Dr. Derdzyan is an active Member of American Society of Appraisers (ASA).