Armen Karaoghlanian

Armen Karaoghlanian is a creative entrepreneur, marketing executive, filmmaker, and published author, who currently serves as the Chief Creative Officer of Phonexa and is the Founder and CEO of Armenian Film Society and Armenian Film Festival.

In his career, he has held positions at global companies such as Warner Bros. and The Walt Disney Studios, while also having his work featured and published on FOX 11 Good Day LA, AdWeek, ArchDaily, Business Insider, Complex, Entertainment Weekly, Fast Company, Hypebeast, The Hollywood Reporter, Indiewire, Smithsonian Magazine, The Verge, and The Wrap.

In 2019, he wrote and produced the award-winning ad series, The Unofficial History of Innovation. In 2020, he authored the book, Interiors: The Architecture of Cinematic Spaces, which was published by Intellect Books and distributed by the University of Chicago. In 2021, he was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the City of Glendale. In 2023, he received the Paragon Diamond Award from the Glendale Educational Foundation.

Armen Karaoghlanian is a graduate of the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts.