Ruben Karlenovich Vardanyan (Armenian: ?????? ?????????, Russian: ????? ?????????? ????????; born May 25, 1968) is an Armenian businessman, co-founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, initiator and founding partner of Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO and its first president (2006–2011), founder of UWC Dilijan College in Armenia, founder and chairman of the board of directors of PHILIN (Philanthropy Infrastructure), founder and partner of Phoenix Advisors, former CEO and controlling shareholder of Troika Dialog, an investment bank (1992–2012).