Armen Papazian

Armen Papazian is a financial economist with global experience in industry and academia. He is the founder and CEO of Value Xd Ltd a Fintech, Edtech and Mindtech startup. Value Xd is only months away from launching its unique multi-tool, multi-instrument, cloud-based analytics platform that introduces transformative features that enhance efficiencies in the entire analytical value chain, whether in industry or academia.

Papazian’s innovative financial value model, Space Value Optimisation, was shortlisted as a finalist in the Finance for the Future Awards 2016. He introduces a new principle of value, Space Value of Money, into our current Risk and Time based paradigm, proposing new space metrics for investment decision making. Papazian is currently writing a book on the same subject to be published by Palgrave Macmillan.

Previously, Armen Papazian established a boutique financial modelling and consulting firm, Keipr. He has served clients around the world, providing project and policy design, modelling, development, evaluation, and implementation services. While at Keipr, he was invited to act as a Judge for the Banker FT Investment Banking Awards in 2011.

Prior to establishing his own consulting firm, Armen Papazian was the Head of Islamic Finance for UBS AG, serving the investment banking arm, asset management and wealth management. He has been involved in the reorganisation of the bank’s platform post 2008, and has had a cross business and cross region mandate, covering origination as well as structuring.

Armen Papazian is a former Managing Director of Innovation and Development at Nasdaq Dubai (DIFX) where he led the launch of the Middle East’s first Structured Products platform with Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch, the creation of the region’s first tradable fixed income indices with HSBC, and the first fungible dual listing with a US exchange in the region.

Education

• PhD University of Cambridge (1998 — 2003)
• MPhil University of Cambridge (1997 — 1998)
• MA Concordia University (1995 — 1997)
• BA American University of Beirut (1991 — 1994)
• French BACC Carmel St Joseph College (1988 — 1991)

Companies

• Founder and CEO VALUE XD LTD (2016)
• Founder and CEO Finoptek Ltd (2015)
• Chairman and CEO KEIPR (2010 — 2014)
• Executive Director UBS (2009 — 2010)
• Fellow, Research Associate Cambridge Judge Business School (2008 — 2009)
• Managing Director - DIFX NASDAQ Dubai (2006 — 2008)
• Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance American University in Dubai (2005 — 2007)
• Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance Lebanese American University (2003 — 2005)
• Graduate Course Supervisor University of Cambridge (1990 — 2000)