Edvard Grigoryan is a conflict analyst and policy professional working at the intersection of diplomacy, peacebuilding, and regional security, with a particular focus on the South Caucasus and European foreign policy. He holds a Master's degree in EU International Relations and Diplomacy from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, which he completed on a full European Commission scholarship, and a Bachelor's degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from Yerevan State University.
His work combines rigorous, conflict-sensitive analysis with hands-on peacebuilding, informed by firsthand experience of conflict in his own region. Edvard trained inside the Council of Europe's Directorate of Political Affairs and External Relations in Strasbourg, where he drafted political briefings and analytical notes supporting the Secretary General's reporting on European security, and followed the work of the Parliamentary Assembly and the Committee of Ministers. As a Future Leaders Fellow at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs (HIIA), he researched post-conflict connectivity in the South Caucasus and co-authored a policy analysis on the Armenia–Azerbaijan peace process. He currently serves as a Policy Analyst with the Centre for International Security and Economic Strategy (CISES) in London (on a remote basis).
Edvard has represented Armenian youth on European and international platforms, including as a Youth Delegate to the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities and as a Young European Ambassador with the EU Neighbours East programme. He has also contributed to national policymaking through his work with the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, supporting the Government's long-term transformation and governance agenda.
He is the Co-Founder and Programme Coordinator of Kectil Armenia Educational and Cultural NGO, leading initiatives at the intersection of peacebuilding, intercultural dialogue, youth leadership, and civic participation. Within the wider Kectil community, he serves as a Global Board Member of The Kectil Program, where he authored the programme's Conflict and Peace curriculum and helps steer and mange Kectil Community Projects, the YouTube channel, and Alumni Network.
His peacebuilding training includes fellowships and programmes with CMI – Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), the Imagine Center for Conflict Transformation, and the Hansen Leadership Institute at the University of San Diego. Working across Armenian, English, French, and Russian, Edvard's work brings together conflict analysis, diplomacy, peacebuilding, and youth leadership, with a particular commitment to inclusive, locally grounded approaches to peace and cooperation. He believes the most consequential change begins where it is hardest — in divided communities, fragile regions, and local realities that rarely make the headlines.