Born on January 1, 1984.
Work Experience:
Since 20 March, 2023 - Minister of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia;
2021-2023 - Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Science. Member of Parliament (MP);
2020-2021 - First Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Science, Member of Parliament (MP);
2020 - Member of the Board on the Development and Design of Education Standards for Law Studies;
Since 2019 - Association Member of IAUP (International Association of University Presidents);
2019-2020 - Deputy Chairman of the Accreditation Council for Higher Education Curriculum;
2015-2020 - Rector and Associated Professor of the Open University of Tbilisi;
2007-2010 - Lead of Legal Department and Country Project Manager at a Lithuanian Investment Company Baltvesta;
2006-2007 - Chief Specialist in the Office of the State Minister for Integration with European and Euro-Atlantic Structures;
2004 - Paralegal at the Clinton Davis Pallis Solicitors in London, UK.
Education:
2014-2017 - Georgian-American University, LLM;
Dissertation research internship at the Max Planck Comparable and International Private Law Institute, 2016; Hamburg, Germany;
2001-2006 - Tbilisi State University, BA/MA in Law;
2009-2010 - Free University, Certified Business Administrator CBA;
1999-2000 - Alamo High School, Texas, USA (AYA Program - Academic Year in USA).
Language Fluency:
English, Russian
Marital Status:
Married, with 2 children.