Education
2002 – 2003 - MIP Milano, Executive Master of Business Administration;
1999 – 2001 - Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Master of International Business Management;
1995 – 1999 - Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Bachelor in Economics
Professional Experience
2021.07 – Present Vice Prime-Minister;
09.02.2022 - Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia;
15.12.2017 – 09.02.2022 – Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia;
09.09.2016 - 15.12.2017 - Minister of Agriculture of Georgia;
2014 – 2016 - Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Georgia;
2012 – 2014 - LEPL National Wine Agency, Chairman;
2010 – 2011 - Board of Georgian Wine Producers Union, Chairman;
2010 – 2011 - Board of Georgian Wine Producers Union, Member;
2009 – 2012 - Wine Company Schuchmann Wines Georgia, Director of Sales and Marketing;
2007 – 2009 - USAID Agricultural Development Project Ag Vantage, Head of Marketing Department;
2002 –2007 - Wine Company Tsinandali Old Cellar, General Manager;
1999 –2001 - World Bank Enterprise Restructuring and Management Assistance Centre (CERMA), Senior Business Consultant;
06.1999 –09.1999 - Revenue Service, Ministry of Finance of Georgia, Head of Social Tax Department;
1997–1999 - State Insurance Supervision Service of Georgia, Head of Standards and Regulations Department
Languages
English, Italian, Russian
Marital Status
Married, with two children