Where does Karen Vardanyan work?

Karen Vardanyan is Chief Financial Officer at UNCDF.

Where did Karen Vardanyan go to school?

Karen Vardanyan studied at Harvard Business School (Alumni, PLD'27); The Wharton School (Wharton Business and Financial Modeling Specialization by University of Pennsylvania, Finance); Harvard Business School (Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital).

Karen Vardanyan

Investor

Chief Financial Officer at UNCDF

Armenia

Experience

United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)Chief Financial Officercurrent2025 — present
Creatella Impact | Development OrganizationCofounder, Co-Executive Director2020 — 2025New York, United States
Crimson Investment FundCofounder and Board Member2019 — 2025New York, United States
UNDPTeam Leader, Operations and Finance Advisor2014 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
UNDPChief of Programme Support Unit, Operations and Finance Advisor2012 — 2014New York City Metropolitan Area
UNDPOperations Manager, Programme Finance Associate1999 — 2012Yerevan, Armenia

Skills & more

Leadership51Management50Strategy44Program Management29Business Development16Business Analysis19Project Management29Risk Management24Financial Advisory Services31Operations Management42Resource Management31Change Management16

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Business Process ImprovementTrust Fund ManagementTeam LeadershipAuditProcurement and Contract ManagementHuman Resources ManagementAssets ManagementEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Financial AnalysisManaging Global OperationsService-Level Agreements (SLA)International Development

From Karen's professional profile.

Colleagues at UNCDF

Alan Mitchell Fox

Senior Advisor for Impact, Measurement, Verification and Learning (IMVL) (a.i.) at UNCDF

Alexander De Croo

Managing Director at UNCDF

Anders Berlin

Strategic Funds Advisor at UNCDF

Astrid Couzian

Chief Operations Officer at UNCDF

Erika Antoine-Souklaye

Strategic Communications Advisor at UNCDF

Fabrizio Cometto

Investment Services Advisor at UNCDF

Faten Bokri

Head of the Programme Management Support Unit at UNCDF

John Cambiotis

Head of Digital Transformation and Innovation Unit at UNCDF

Frequently asked questions

Who is Karen Vardanyan?: Chief Financial Officer at UNCDF
Where does Karen Vardanyan work?: Karen Vardanyan is Chief Financial Officer at UNCDF.
Where did Karen Vardanyan go to school?: Karen Vardanyan studied at Harvard Business School (Alumni, PLD'27); The Wharton School (Wharton Business and Financial Modeling Specialization by University of Pennsylvania, Finance); Harvard Business School (Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital).

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