Haykuhi Harutyunyan
Haykuhi Harutyunyan is a legal and governance expert with more than 20 years of experience working at the intersection of law, public policy, institutional reform, and public administration. Her career combines senior leadership in public institutions, international advisory work, and legal practice. Over the years, she has advised governments, international organisations, and development partners on governance, regulatory reform, accountability, and institutional development, while also contributing to some of Armenia’s most significant legal and policy reforms.
Between 2019 and 2023, Haykuhi served as Chairperson of Armenia’s Corruption Prevention Commission. During this period, she led a number of key reforms aimed at strengthening integrity and accountability in public service, including the introduction of integrity screening mechanisms for public officials and new approaches to corruption risk assessment. She also played a central role in digitalizing the country’s asset declaration system through the development of an integrated electronic platform, helping to bring together legal regulation, public policy, and technology to improve transparency and oversight.
More recently, Haykuhi has continued to advise international organisations and public institutions on governance, compliance, and regulatory reform. Her work has included supporting the development of Armenia’s first compliance and corruption risk assessment methodology for law enforcement agencies under a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project, contributing to the drafting of Armenia’s new anti-corruption legislation, reviewing legislation for alignment with European Union standards, and supporting the development of integrity and ethics frameworks for constitutional institutions.
Haykuhi was a licensed attorney and member of the Chamber of Advocates of Armenia between 2010 and 2020. Alongside her advisory and public sector work, she represented individuals in strategic litigation before domestic courts and the European Court of Human Rights. Her professional experience spans the full lifecycle of legal and regulatory reform from legal practice and legislative development to implementation, oversight, evaluation, and institutional change. This broad perspective gives her a unique understanding of Armenia’s legal and regulatory environment and the practical challenges involved in making reforms work in practice.
Haykuhi holds a Master’s degree from the University of Minnesota Law School and has completed executive leadership programmes at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law and the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program.
