Transparency International Georgia executive director
Eka Gigauri

Biography, according to TI Georgia

Eka Gigauri joined Transparency International Georgia in November 2010 as Executive Director of the organization. Under her leadership, TI Georgia’s staff has increased from 20 to 40, five regional offices have been established and numerous projects have been successfully implemented. In 2015, Eka Gigauri was named one of the best Directors in the TI Global Movement. In November 2019, Eka Gigauri was elected as a board member of Transparency International global movement. From November 2021 she will be joining the Board for a three-year term

Eka Gigauri is a specialist in International Relations, with a degree from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. Having obtained a Masters Degree in Business Administration at the Caucasus School of Business, Eka graduated from VU University Amsterdam with a LLM in International Law. Moreover, Eka completed the Senior Executive Programme at George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. In 2017, she became a Fellow of the Stanford University Democracy and Development Programme.

Eka has extensive experience in working in governmental, non-governmental and private sectors, mainly in the fields of foreign relations (including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs etc.) and marketing and communications consultancy (including Marriott International, Institute for Polling and Marketing etc.). Her most prominent roles include the Deputy Head of the Border Police of Georgia, where she was conducting and supervising successful anti-corruption reforms of the Border Police. Eka has extensive experience in supervising projects funded by USAID, SIDA, NED and other international donor organisations.

Former President of Georgia
Giorgi Margvelashvili
Minister of Justice of Georgia
Rati Bregadze
Public Defender of Georgia
Nino Lomjaria
Prime Minister: Eka Gigauri is also a foreign agent; she holds her position through Soviet-style methods and cannot lecture anyone on what constitutes correct, democratic practices
Eka Gigauri: We need a clear policy from our partners toward Russian oligarchic rule in Georgia: a demand for the release of political prisoners and targeted sanctions - do not leave Georgian citizens alone in their struggle against the regime
Levan Machavariani: Agency opposition parties, rich NGOs and pseudo-liberal activists, you have such a degree of lack of patriotism, fascist tendencies and hypocrisy that it is a tragedy that you participate in politics, directly or indirectly
Levan Machavariani: The “Natsis” admitted that Nika Gvaramia really did plunder “Rustavi 2” and that their main motivator is money and that they are very easily bought with money - we are watching how they hate one another and fight for favouritism
Representatives of Georgian civil society are releasing a joint statement
Levan Machavariani: It is essential that the agent-linked opposition parties, wealthy NGOs, and pseudo-liberal activists apologize to the absolute majority of society, and then withdraw from Georgian politics!
Transparency International: The European Court of Human Rights has moved to the second stage of communication regarding the complaint concerning amendments to the “FARA” and “Grants” laws; the Ministry of Justice has been given a deadline of October 15 to respond to the complaints and the Court’s questions
Irakli Kobakhidze to journalists: What Georgia and Iran? Are you Joe Wilsons or what?
Eka Gigauri in the Dutch Parliament - Supporting Georgia means using the instruments of international law - I am not asking you to fight for us, but your support will determine whether the fight will lead us to a democratic future
Irakli Kobakhidze: As a government, we do not speak about the possibility of changing the European course, but pluses and minuses can be discussed so that excessive expectations are not created
Nika Gvaramia at court: In a 40-volume case, there are only two sentences where I’m mentioned
Shalva Papuashvili - There are no congressmen in Tbilisi, they are employees of the congressional administration, congressmen's advisors - there will be fewer meetings of a political nature
Eka Gigauri: During my questioning they asked whether I received payment for giving a comment to the BBC, which is an incomprehensible question - they are doing all this to cover up the alleged crime: that a chemical agent was used against the people
Eka Gigauri before questioning: We are watching a theatrical performance; they summon doctors and victims for questioning, not those who may have played a role in the crime – I can say that I also felt unwell after the dispersals
The State Security Service summons Eka Gigauri for questioning: she requests to be questioned before a magistrate judge
Transparency International calls on Georgian government to end all harassment and intimidation of civil society; uphold the rights to freedom of association, expression, and fair tria
Eka Gigauri: The questions were about whether I personally helped the fined individuals, and also, it seems, the problem was buying 7-8 diapers during the protests - the problem is that we talk about problems and fight for a European future
In the so-called sabotage case, Eka Gigauri will be questioned in court today
Touring Georgia with young Georgians as Partners