Karén Gyulbudaghyan
About Karén Gyulbudaghyan
|SHORT BIO| Mr. Karén Gyulbudaghyan (pronounces: Kar-Rén Gool-boo-dag-ian) is a strategic advisor, architect of cross-border innovation & entrepreneurship ecosystems, board member, and investor. He is the founder of Strategic Value Ventures (SVV), a San Francisco-based strategic advisory firm that helps both global partners and startups. Mr. Gyulbudaghyan brings 25+ years of all-around and uncommon experience with government (e.g. State of California), Big4 consulting (e.g. PwC), multinational tech corporations (e.g. Yahoo!), World Bank and EU projects, and small businesses. He is an expert in integrating the strategic interests of multiple stakeholders (companies, governments, universities, community) and aligning incentives to forge partnerships for high-impact results. In his unique role at Yahoo!, Mr. Gyulbudagyhyan developed and led a novel program for business incentives, structured and negotiated multi-dimensional deals, led data center strategy, and championed legislative changes. Throughout his career, he delivered business transformations, tax & business policy changes, secured $1B+ in benefits, collaborated with 70+ economic development, investment & trade promotion agencies from around the world, advised companies in IPO (e.g., Tesla), M&A (e.g., Trimble), Digital Transformation (e.g., Autodesk, Symantec) and complex cases with U.S. federal and state authorities. Mr. Gyulbudaghyan helped transform the University of California (UC) Berkeley SkyDeck into the world’s Forbes Top-5 university accelerator. He is the first global Ambassador, Key Advisor, and member of the selection committee at UC Berkeley SkyDeck. Mr. Gyulbudaghyan’s credentials include B.S. in Economics and Math, M.S. in Accounting, Stanford University Strategic Decision and Risk Management Professional Program and California licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Mr. Gyulbudaghyan is a keynote speaker and startup judge at global events. He volunteers for causes ranging from arts, education & social impact. EXECUTIVE HIGHLIGHTS Transformation Leadership Vision-Strategy-Execution Multi-stakeholder Complex Deals Deal Sourcing Strategic Partnerships & Alliances Crisis Management Investments Policy Making & Enforcement Economic Development Cross-border Entrepreneurship & Innovation Ecosystems Massive Scale Projects Unconventional / Uncommon Solutions