Azat Gabrielyan
Internal Audit
Azat Gabrielyan has served as Chief Audit Executive of the Central Bank of Armenia since August 2020.
He began his career at the Central Bank in 2002 as an Accountant-Methodologist and has since held several key leadership positions, including Auditor, Head of Operational Audit, Head of the Corporate Services Department, Deputy Secretary General, and Chief of the Governor’s Office.
As Chief Audit Executive, Mr. Gabrielyan leads the Bank’s internal audit function, ensuring independent and objective evaluations of governance, risk management, and internal control systems in line with international standards. He plays a key role in enhancing institutional accountability, transparency, and performance.
Mr. Gabrielyan also serves as a short-term expert for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), contributing to technical assistance missions focused on strengthening internal audit functions in central banks. In addition, he has conducted external quality assessments of internal audit functions for several central banks, based on the Global Internal Audit Standards.
He is actively involved in promoting the internal audit profession in Armenia. Mr. Gabrielyan is a Board Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors–Armenia and has previously served as its President (2021–2023), Vice President (2015–2021), and Secretary (2012–2015). He is also a member of the Public Oversight Board of Accounting and Auditing in Armenia.
Mr. Gabrielyan is a regular speaker at national and international conferences, addressing topics such as central bank governance, risk management, and the evolution of internal audit practices.
He holds a PhD in Economics and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Yerevan State University. He is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), holds the Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA), and completed executive studies in Public Policy and Administration at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, through the Tavitian Scholarship Program.