David Grigorian is a non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development and a Senior Fellow at Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard's Kennedy School. His research focuses on issues related to sovereign debt restructuring and financial stability. Dr. Grigorian was previously at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), where he worked on some of the most visible and impactful IMF programs of the past two decades. Prior to joining the IMF, Dr. Grigorian worked at the World Bank, where he managed banking sector restructuring projects in Central Asia. David Grigorian holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Maryland and has published extensively in refereed economic journals on a wide range of issues including sovereign debt, banking and capital markets, growth and institutions, remittances, and fiscal performance, and his research is cited widely. Dr. Grigorian also co-founded and led Policy Forum Armenia, a virtual anti-corruption think-tank uniting nearly 50 researchers and public policy professionals with interest in Armenia’s development.
