Harut Sassounian - Biography

Award-winning documentarian, voiceover artist and actor, Harut Sassounian has a track record as a successful publisher, syndicated columnist, TV commentator, political analyst, author, lecturer, and human rights activist.

His weekly commentaries, translated into half a dozen languages, appear in over 200 publications and websites around the world, including The Huffington Post.

As Senior Vice President of MGM's Kirk Kerkorian's Lincy Foundation, Mr. Sassounian supervised significant infrastructure projects in Armenia.

He has been involved in international diplomacy for several decades as a specialist on the Middle East, particularly on the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Armenian Genocide, and Turkey-Azerbaijan issues.

He has a Master's degree in International Affairs, a Certificate in Middle East Studies from Columbia University in New York, and an MBA from Pepperdine University in Los Angeles.

Mr. Sassounian speaks fluent English, Armenian, French, Arabic and Turkish.