Mr. Mardirossian has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Near East Foundation since 2002, was NEF’s Board Chair from 2007 to 2015, and now continues to serve as Chairman Emeritus. Mr. Mardirossian is a Partner and the Chief Operating Officer at a leading U.S. middle-market private equity firm. He is a graduate of the Lubin School of Business at Pace University, holding a B.B.A. in Public Accounting and an M.B.A. with dual concentrations in Investment Management and Strategic Management. His grandparents were all survivors of the Armenian Genocide, and his paternal grandmother sought refuge in an American orphanage.
