About the Author

Gregory Djerejian is Executive Vice President and General Counsel of a global asset management firm, particularly active in commercial real estate, hotel & resort development, company mergers and acquisitions, and alternative investments. While with the company, he has had leading roles in numerous strategic transactions, across multiple industries and sectors. In this position, he has been based in Geneva, London, and New York City. He also manages a philanthropic organization focused on assisting the citizens of Armenia, through projects in the health care sector, below‑market loans to a wide spectrum of companies, and educational grants.

Previously Mr. Djerejian worked as a corporate lawyer in New York City and Paris focused on project finance, securities and M&A transactions. He also served in various foreign and humanitarian policy roles with the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Office, International Rescue Committee, and as a consultant to the Bosnian Federation on the Train and Equip Program, in collaboration with the U.S. State Department.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Lyford Group International, a global macro strategy hedge fund based in New York and the Vietnam Property Fund, a London Stock Exchange listed company focused on investments in the Vietnamese real estate sector. He has also served on various non-profit boards.

Mr. Djerejian is a graduate of Phillips Academy (Andover), has a BSFS from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, as well a JD from Georgetown University Law Center and MBA from Columbia University's Graduate School of Business. Djerejian is fluent in French and conversant in Spanish. He was admitted as a term member to the Council on Foreign Relations and is a member of the New York State Bar.

He occasionally comments on global politics, finance & diplomacy-related matters at this site, and has been published in various publications like The Atlantic, Financial Times and the New York Times. He lives in New York City with his wife, daughter, and son. Djerejian previously lived (at the inception of this weblog) in the Belgravia neighborhood in London which is home to many of the city's embassies, and inspires the name of the weblog.

He welcomes reader comments at belgraviadispatch@hotmail.com.