As founding CEO, Marie Lou Papazian developed TUMO’s educational program and led the design and construction of its flagship facility. Prior to TUMO, she led the Education for Development Foundation, linking Armenian students with their global peers through online educational activities. She holds a master’s degree in Computing in Education from the Teachers College at Columbia University and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s General Management Program. In 2019, she received the Ordre des Palmes académiques from the French Republic.