After having worked for 10 years in the corporate world Arevik Ashkharoyan decided to pursue a career inspired by her love of reading. She started the 1st Armenian Literary Agency with a partner in 2010, and helped establish the Armenian Literature Foundation in 2014. This quickly inspired her to start thinking about her own agency and the decision was made to launch The ARI Literary and Talent Agency in 2016.
Anna joined ARI Agency team in 2018 and is responsible for rights negotiations for Armenian publishers. Anna is also a translator and is responsible for PR and marketing.