Mariam Galstyan
Acting Chairperson of the Commission
EDUCATION
2006-2010 – French University in Armenia (UFAR) / Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University, Bachelor's degree in Law
2010-2012 – French University in Armenia (UFAR) / Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University, Master's degree in International Business Law
2016 – Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, USA, Advanced Training Program in Public Policy and Administration
Since March 2024 – Studying at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, USA
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
2019 – Training program on Detection, Investigation, Prosecution, and Adjudication of High-Profile Corruption, UNAFEI UNCAC, (Tokyo; Kyoto; Hiroshima; Osaka, Japan)
2019 – Training course for Anti-Corruption practitioners, ACRC, (Seoul, South Korea)
2017-2018 – Trainings within the framework of the 2nd Phase Review Mechanism of the United Nations Convention against Corruption
2017 – Course on Singapore’s Anti-Corruption Strategies under the Singapore Cooperation Programme Training Award / Small Island Developing States Technical Cooperation Programme, Singapore Civil Service College
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
November 20, 2023 – Present – Acting Chairperson, Corruption Prevention Commission
September 2021 – Present – Member, Corruption Prevention Commission
2020-2021 – Head of the Anti-Corruption Policy Development and Monitoring Department, Ministry of Justice of Armenia
2016-2020 – Head of the Anti-Corruption Policy Development Division, Ministry of Justice of Armenia
2014-2016 – Assistant to the Deputy Minister of Justice of Armenia
2011-2014 – Legal Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Health of Armenia
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022 – Present – Lecturer, State Revenue Committee of Armenia, Training Center
2022 – Visiting Lecturer, Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center
2021-2022 – Lecturer, Public Administration Academy of Armenia
2021-2022 – Lecturer, Academy of Justice of Armenia
2017-2018 – Lecturer, Center for Legal Education and Rehabilitation Programs
OTHER INFORMATION
2018-2022 – Member, Armenian Delegation to the Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
2017-2022 – Armenian Contact Person, OECD Eastern Europe and Central Asia Anti-Corruption Network, Istanbul Action Plan
2017-2022 – Member, Working Group coordinating the Third National Action Plan for the Open Government Partnership in Armenia
October 21, 2017 – Awarded the 2nd Class Advisor rank of the Civil Service of Armenia
2016-2022 – National Contact Person and Government Expert for the 2nd Phase Review Mechanism of the United Nations Convention against Corruption
2014-2015 – Secretary of the working group tasked with revising the Presidential Decree N 100-N (June 1, 2004) and drafting the Anti-Corruption Strategy
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Fluent in Armenian, English, Russian, and French
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth: August 3, 1989, Yerevan, Armenia
Marital Status: Single
RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN COMMISSION
As a member of the Corruption Prevention Commission, coordinates activities of:
- Department of Integrity Checks
- Department of Proceedings and Legal Support
- Department of Educational and Public Awareness Programs and Monitoring