Our Global Advisory Board is comprised of esteemed industry leaders who provide Balchug Capital and its portfolio companies with strategic counsel and mentorship for continued growth. Serving in a non-executive advisory role, the board offers non-binding recommendations focused on enhancing our investment strategies, accelerating the growth of our portfolio companies, and capitalizing on novel as well as traditional opportunities.
Members
David Amaryan
is the Founder and CEO of Balchug Capital, an investment management entity. He holds a degree in Finance and International Business from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. His career began on Wall Street at AllianceBernstein in New York. He built a successful career in investments at several renowned financial institutions before founding Balchug Capital. An internationally recognized industry leader, he was featured in the Tomorrow’s Titans 2021 report as a future leader in the alternative investment industry. In 2023, he co-founded the Amaryan Charitable Foundation with his brother. The Foundation supports impactful initiatives in Armenia, with a focus on the fields of education, sports, and culture.
Robert H. Tembeckjian is Administrator and Counsel to New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct. He is a graduate of Syracuse University, the Fordham University School of Law and Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, where he earned a Master’s degree in Public Administration. As a Fulbright Scholar to Armenia in 1994, he was a Visiting Professor of Political Science at the American University of Armenia, where he taught Citizenship and Public Ethics and Constitutional Law. He has authored numerous articles on judicial ethics in legal periodicals and has served on various ethics and professional responsibility committees and boards.
Counsels
Michael Parker is a recognized expert in U.S. economic sanctions and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. Having served as a U.S. Federal Prosecutor and an official with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Michael Parker is currently a Partner at Arktouros pllc in Washington, DC, USA. Michael Parker is also an Adjunct Professor of National Security Law in the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Security Studies Program, where he teaches on topics related to U.S. sanctions and national security.
