Ara Megerdichian
Ara Megerdichian is the Strategic Executive Consultant and Founder of Endeavor Solutions. He brings 30+ years of strategic leadership and management experience spanning both the private and public sectors in a diverse range of organizations. For twenty years as an officer in the US Military he served in roles ranging from leading top tier special operations soldiers in the 75th Ranger Regiment, to training future leaders at the United States Military Academy, to building, developing, and managing the staff and operations of the Army’s 2500 soldier elite and highly selective unit, The Old Guard in Washington DC. His experience extends, post-military, into the private sector where he has founded and scaled three successful start-ups, served as a strategic leadership and management consultant, executive coach, keynote and motivational speaker, pastor, and, most recently, directed the launch of a new master’s program at Montana State University.
Ara’s passion for building transformational teams and organizations by investing in and building transformational leaders has allowed him to develop a track record of working both one-on-one and with teams of owners, entrepreneurs, executive teams, staffs, students, academic institutions, and leaders at all levels as a trusted advisor, coach, and leader to help build cultures of peak performance. He brings a balanced approach of relationship building, a learning and growth mindset, clear and consistent communication, adaptive leadership, an understanding of stakeholders, and a focus on delivering successful outcomes in times of crisis and uncertainty.
His passion is people and performance so whether he’s working with students, peers, clients, or pro-bono work Ara’s true joy comes from seeing people and organizations overcome obstacles and fully reach their potential.
Ara holds a Master of Science in Strategic Management from Indiana University, a Master of Education from the University of Georgia, a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Criminology from Purdue University, and numerous leadership degrees/certificates from the US Army to include the Command and General Staff College.
