Hrach Gregorian

Hrach Gregorian, PhD. (Born in Tehran, Iran in 1950) is an American political consultant, educator, and writer. His work in both the private and public sectors has been mainly focused in the field of international conflict management and post-conflict peacebuilding. Gregorian holds academic appointments in universities in the United States and Canada, and writes extensively on such subjects as terrorism, conflict management, peacebuilding, national security, and conflict hot spots throughout the world. His work as a consultant, conflict management specialist, and trainer has taken him to Angola, Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cambodia, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Ethiopia, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Singapore, Thailand, and Ukraine. Gregorian regularly provides professional skills training, seminars, and workshops for United Nations agency and mission staff, United States and Latin American military personnel, senior civilian officials, and academic and corporate leaders in the U.S. and throughout the world.

Early Life and Education

Gregorian was born to Armenian parents in Tehran, Iran in 1950 and immigrated to the United States in 1956. He spent his formative years in Watertown, Massachusetts, graduating from high school in 1968. He received his BA in Political Science from Boston University in 1972 where he studied under Howard Zinn. Although primarily focused on academics, he was an outdoor enthusiast and co-founded the Snake Hill Mountain Club with Ken Ryan in 1971. Gregorian received his MA (1974) and PhD (1980) degrees from Brandeis University in International Relations. He held academic posts at Kenyon College and Simmons College before beginning a career in government service.

Government Service

In 1985 Gregorian was asked to join the National Endowment for the Humanities where he served as Humanist Administrator and Coordinator for the Foundations of American Society Initiative until 1988. He then moved to the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), where he served as the director of various grant, training, and education programs until 1994. It was at the USIP that Gregorian established his career focus on conflict resolution and post-conflict peacebuilding: He designed and directed conflict resolution skills training programs for foreign affairs professionals; provided training for government and party officials in Cambodia, Foreign Service officers at the Thai Foreign Ministry, and military officers from Latin America at the Inter-American Defense College; and designed and managed an environmental conflict resolution training seminar in Budapest, Hungary for senior officials from nine states of the Danube River basin.

Private Sector

Gregorian is a founder and principle of a number of private institutes focused on teaching conflict resolution and training professionals in peacebuilding. He is a board member of multiple international institutes that focus on conflict resolution, and has consulted over the world on issues of peacebuilding.

Private Institutions1. Institute of World Affairs, Washington, D.C. - President2. de novo group, Washington, D.C. - President and CEO3. Gettysburg Integrated Solutions, Gettysburg, PA - Founding Partner4. Peacebuilding, Development and Security Program (PDSP), Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Co-director5. IAQ Inc., Oakton, VA (2003 – 06) - Vice President, Consulting Services6. Hammer-Gregorian, LLC, Washington, DC (2000 – 03) - Founder and Co-director7. IDR Associates, Washington, D.C.(1994 – 96) - Founding Director

Board Member1. Institute of World Affairs (ex officio)2. Alliance for Peacebuilding (cofounder)3. National Peace Foundation; Strategic Trade Advisory Group, Ltd. (advisor)4. The Cypress Fund (advisory board)5. Psychology Without Borders (International Advisory Board)

Consultancies1. Center for Civic Education2. Iowa Peace Institute3. Mc Knight Foundation 4. National Peace Institute Foundation5. United States Department of Justice6. Voice of America7. The Strategic Trade Advisory Group, Ltd.8. Arcadia Group Worldwide, Inc.9. The Inter-American Defense College10. JPS Solutions; Anchor Consulting11. United States Army Foreign Military Studies Office12. United States Department of Homeland Security13. United States Army Training and Doctrine Command14. United States Army Intelligence and Security Command15. Naval Postgraduate School16. United States Joint Forces Command

Academia

Gregorian is keenly interested in public service and training others to work in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. He firmly believes that, in local, national, and international spheres, capable trained professionals make a profound difference in resolving conflict, building peace, and dealing with post conflict situations. In furtherance of these goals, he holds academic positions at the following universities:1. The American University, Washington, DC - Adjunct Professor, School of International Service2. Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC, Canada - Associate Professor, Conflict Management Programs Division3. University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Centre for Military and Strategic Studies

Family

Gregorian and his younger sister Victoria (Vicky) immigrated from Tehran, Iran in 1956 with his parents Asik and Juliet, both formerly of the Soviet Republic of Armenia. His sister Janet was born after their arrival to the United States. Both of his parents have since died. His sister Vicky Gregorian, mother of 2, is an executive in the television industry, and his sister Janet Gregorian-Michaelson, married with 5 children, is a social worker, and advocate in the field of autism in Connecticut. She In 1973 Gregorian married Judith Kramer of Hicksville, Long Island, New York. She is a program specialist with the United States Department of Education . They remain happily married and have three children: Jamie, a lawyer who works with his father; Nicholas, who works with the Boston Red Sox professional baseball team; and Alexandra, a former Peace Corps volunteer who attends law school at the University of Virginia.

Articles available on the internet

[http://209.85.141.104/search?q=cache:AjfUp0i34qkJ:www.iemed.org/anuari/2007/aarticles/aGregorian.pdf+%22Jihadi+Threats+in+the+Sahara+and+Sahel%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us Jihadi Threats in the Sahara and Sahel]

[http://www.bitterlemons-international.org/previous.php?opt=1&id=196 The Empty Core in Al Qaeda’s Vision for Iraq]

[http://209.85.141.104/search?q=cache:szWlX5Fd-5EJ:usacac.army.mil/CAC/milreview/English/JanFeb06/Laremont.pdf+Political+Islam+in+West+Africa+and+the+Sahel,%E2%80%9D&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us Political Islam in West Africa and the Sahel]

[http://www.bitterlemons-international.org/previous.php?opt=1&id=174 Oil: the West’s soft underbelly]

[http://www.vigile.net/Rewriting-Canada-s-security-laws Rewriting Canada’s security laws]