Emma Arakelyan

Ms. Arakelyan is a world-class management consulting executive, angel investor, author, speaker, entrepreneur, philanthropist, coach and professor. She brings more than 20 years of experience in leadership across business strategy, IT Architecture & Transformation, M&A, governance and compliance credentialed by global professional services and technology companies as a Partner at Ernst & Young and Managing Director at Accenture.

She is the CEO and Founder for Orion Worldwide Innovations, LLC offering IP Management & Acquisition solutions to the innovators and investors market globally. She also co-founded the New York based startups funding and growth BAJ Accelerator as a Partner and operates her multimedia company Open Mind Productions, LLC.

Ms. Arakelyan was an adjunct professor at New York University, and is a Featured Speaker at Columbia Business School and is also a mentor at the Singularity University. Notably, Ms. Arakelyan was key philanthropic advisor and sponsor to “The Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity” global initiative, as well as strategic advisor to multiple cultural organizations and educational programs.

Education

• Information Technology New York University (1989 — 1990)
• Master's degree Armenian National Academy of Sciences (1984 — 1987)
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Armenian State University of Economics (1980 — 1984)

Companies

• General Partner INSTILL VC (2020)
• Member and Investor European Startup Association (2020)
• Co-Founding Partner BAJ Accelerator (2020)
• Featured Speaker Columbia Business School (2018)
• Advisor & Mentor Singularity University (2018)
• CEO & Founder Orion Worldwide Innovations, LLC (2017)
• Managing Director & Founder Open Mind Productions LLC (2014)
• Advisor, Management Consulting Verrian, Inc. (2019 — 2020)
• Adjunct Professor New York University (2009 — 2019)