Narine Kotikyan is a highly educated and experienced business professional with a focus on international economics and entrepreneurship. She holds a PhD in International Economics and has completed various leadership and business courses at institutions like Stanford University and the Central Eurasia Leadership Academy. As Director for the Yerevan chapter at Startup Grind, Kotikyan is a leader in the Armenian startup scene, actively mentoring and connecting entrepreneurs. Her past experience includes roles as Head of Growth at DevTeam.Space and Head of Marketing & Growth Hacking at Monitis, a TeamViewer company. She has also worked as a consultant for the Armenian Sustainable Energy Financing Facility and held marketing positions at Ashtarak Kat CJSC and McCann Worldgroup.