Nshan Kesecker, a native of San Francisco, is a long-time educator. He was a lecturer in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at Yerevan State University. He has taught courses on Achaemenid Persian history and culture, and delivered public lectures on Mesopotamian, Iranian, and Armenian history. His publications include articles on Mesopotamian, Iranian, and Armenian history. He has edited several journal volumes, monographs, and articles. He has translated several academic works from Eastern and Western Armenian to English. He is currently a social studies teacher and works on his YouTube channel, Gudea TW.

Former Associate Editor of the Armenian Journal of Near Eastern Studies

BA in History from the University of San Francisco

MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago