Yulia Boyle is Vice President, International Media, Image Collection and Business Affairs at National Geographic Partners. She is leading the strategy for NatGeo’s magazine publishing activities in 65 countries and 36 languages, as well as overseeing the visually arresting National Geographic Image Collection of 14 million images. Yulia has been instrumental in launching National Geographic magazines and books for adults and kids across the globe since 2007 – including National Geographic Magazine Georgian edition. Born and raised in Yerevan, Armenia, Yulia is fluent in English, Armenian and Russian.
She has travelled and lived across the globe during her 20-year career in international business, launching a joint venture with a local publishing house in Armenia for Macmillan; serving on a World Bank project to publish English language textbooks in the South Caucasus; rebranding popular women’s weekly in Ukraine; and orchestrating the 1st ever UK Royal Visit to Armenia, while working for the British Council. Yulia holds a master’s degree in public affairs with a concentration in comparative and international affairs from Indiana University, Bloomington. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in English language and U.S./U.K. studies.