Hovhannes Avoyan | |
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Born | 23 March 1965 |
Alma mater |
State Engineering University of Armenia (BS in Computer Science) American University of Armenia (M PSIA) |
Occupation | CEO of Picsart |
Organization | Picsart |
Known for | CEO and co-founder of Picsart |
Hovha'nnes Avoyan (Hovhannes Avoyan, Armenian: Հովհաննես Ավոյան; born March 23, 1965), is an Armenian-American serial entrepreneur, investor and scholar. He is the co-founder and CEO of Picsart, a suite of online photo and video editing applications. [1] He also served as President of the Union of Information Technology Enterprises of Armenia (UITE) from its inception in 2000 until 2015. Hovhannes Avoyan is a member of the American University of Armenia Corporation Board of Trustees. [2]
Hovhannes Avoyan was born in 1965 in Yerevan, Armenia. He graduated from the State Engineering University of Armenia with a B.S. degree in Computer Science in 1987 and received an Masters in Political Science and International Affairs (M PSIA) from the American University of Armenia in 1995. [3] [4] He is also a 2005 graduate of Harvard Business School's Bertelsmann Senior Executive's program. [3]
In 1996, Avoyan founded CEDIT, a software development services company, which was acquired by mobile communications software developer Brience in 2000.[ citation needed]
In 2005, Avoyan founded and served as CEO of Sourcio, a software development and system integration service provider acquired by software developer HelpSystems in 2016. [5] [6]
In 2007, Avoyan founded and served as General Manager of Monitis Inc., which was acquired by TeamViewer/GFI Software) in 2011. [7] [8]
In 2011, with his friend Artavazd Mehrabyan, Avoayan founded Picsart, a social photo and video editing platform, and became the company's CEO. [1] Picsart's software reportedly has more than 150 million monthly active users, and has been downloaded 1 billion times as of September 2020. [9]
In 2016, Avoyan received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the American University of Armenia. [10] In 2019, The Armenian Trade Network named Avoyan as the recipient of its Global Achievement Award. [11]
Avoyan supports AI development in Armenia by establishing schools and best practices in the country to help its data scientists compete globally. [12]
Hovhannes is an author and speaker on artificial intelligence and advocates the establishment of machine learning and data science schools in Armenia. [13] [14]
Hovhannes Avoyan | |
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Born | 23 March 1965 |
Alma mater |
State Engineering University of Armenia (BS in Computer Science) American University of Armenia (M PSIA) |
Occupation | CEO of Picsart |
Organization | Picsart |
Known for | CEO and co-founder of Picsart |
Hovha'nnes Avoyan (Hovhannes Avoyan, Armenian: Հովհաննես Ավոյան; born March 23, 1965), is an Armenian-American serial entrepreneur, investor and scholar. He is the co-founder and CEO of Picsart, a suite of online photo and video editing applications. [1] He also served as President of the Union of Information Technology Enterprises of Armenia (UITE) from its inception in 2000 until 2015. Hovhannes Avoyan is a member of the American University of Armenia Corporation Board of Trustees. [2]
Hovhannes Avoyan was born in 1965 in Yerevan, Armenia. He graduated from the State Engineering University of Armenia with a B.S. degree in Computer Science in 1987 and received an Masters in Political Science and International Affairs (M PSIA) from the American University of Armenia in 1995. [3] [4] He is also a 2005 graduate of Harvard Business School's Bertelsmann Senior Executive's program. [3]
In 1996, Avoyan founded CEDIT, a software development services company, which was acquired by mobile communications software developer Brience in 2000.[ citation needed]
In 2005, Avoyan founded and served as CEO of Sourcio, a software development and system integration service provider acquired by software developer HelpSystems in 2016. [5] [6]
In 2007, Avoyan founded and served as General Manager of Monitis Inc., which was acquired by TeamViewer/GFI Software) in 2011. [7] [8]
In 2011, with his friend Artavazd Mehrabyan, Avoayan founded Picsart, a social photo and video editing platform, and became the company's CEO. [1] Picsart's software reportedly has more than 150 million monthly active users, and has been downloaded 1 billion times as of September 2020. [9]
In 2016, Avoyan received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the American University of Armenia. [10] In 2019, The Armenian Trade Network named Avoyan as the recipient of its Global Achievement Award. [11]
Avoyan supports AI development in Armenia by establishing schools and best practices in the country to help its data scientists compete globally. [12]
Hovhannes is an author and speaker on artificial intelligence and advocates the establishment of machine learning and data science schools in Armenia. [13] [14]