Larisa V Hovannisian | |
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 Hovannisian in Ambassador Induction Ceremony 2017 | |
| Born | Larisa Virginia Ryan 21 October 1988 |
| Citizenship | Armenia, USA |
| Education | St. Norbert College, Arizona State University's Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College |
| Occupation(s) | CEO and Founder, Teach For Armenia |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Leo Hovannisian |
Larisa Virginia Hovannisian (née Ryan; Armenian: Լարիսա Վիրջինիա Հովհաննիսյան; born 21 October 1988) is an Armenian-American social entrepreneur. She founded Teach For Armenia, a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing educational inequity in Armenia and Artsakh.
Hovannisian was born in Yerevan, Soviet Armenia (now Armenia) and raised in an Armenian-American family. She spent her formative years between Moscow and Yerevan.