Date of Birth: 15 May 1980

Education

2005–2006 — Columbia University School of Law, Public Interest Law Scholars Program.

2004–2005 — Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS), Public Policy Knowledge Network (PPKN).

1997–2002 — Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Law; Law degree (equivalent to a master’s degree).

Professional Experience

September 2025 – September 2026 — State Security Service of Georgia, First Deputy Head.

April 2025 – September 2025 — Ministry of Justice of Georgia, First Deputy Minister.

February 2025 – April 2025 — Ministry of Sports of Georgia, Deputy Minister.

October 2024 – February 2025 — Jino Holding JSC, Assistant to the President.

2022–2025 — Innovative School of Law LLC, Founder/Managing Partner.

2018–2025 — Training and Management Consulting Team (TMCT) LLC, Founder/Managing Partner.

2019–2020 — Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia, Adviser to the Professional Development and Career Management Division.

2013–2018 — Legal Entity of Public Law (LEPL) High School of Justice, Director.

2010–2013 — Supreme Court of Georgia, Head of the Office of the Chairperson of the Supreme Court.

2008–2010 — National Bureau of Enforcement, Ministry of Justice of Georgia, Deputy Chairperson.

October 2007 – March 2008 — Ministry of Justice of Georgia, Head of the Western Georgia Enforcement Proceedings Division, Enforcement Department.

August 2006 – March 2007 — Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), Coordinator of the Penitentiary System Reform Monitoring Project.

April 2005 – August 2005 — Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia, Head of the Human Rights Protection Division.

May 2002 – November 2003 — Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), Consultant at the Legal Aid Center.

Professional Development

2017–2018 — EU Twinning Project on Strengthening Judicial Training, LEPL High School of Justice; Project Leader.

March 2007 – July 2007 — Legal Aid Society (LAS), New York, USA, Prisoners’ Rights Project; Lawyer/Researcher.

April 2006 – June 2006 — Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), New York, USA.

November 2003 – January 2004 — Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM), Utrecht, Netherlands; Lawyer/Researcher.

August 2005 — Fellowship Program, Open Society Justice Initiative / Columbia University School of Law, New York, USA.

August 2004 — Fellowship Program, Public Policy Knowledge Network (PPKN) / Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS), Tbilisi, Georgia.

January 2001 – September 2001 — Tbilisi City Court, Internship Program.

• Recipient of several awards for outstanding papers.
• Fluent in English and Russian.