Education:

• 1981-1984 – The Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union, Moscow Institute of Geography, Postgraduate studies
• 1973-1978 – Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Economic and Social Geography of Foreign Countries
• 1963-1973 – 47th secondary school, Tbilisi

Career:

• 2016 – Present –  Georgian Rugby Union; Senior Advisor on International Relations; Representative for World Rugby and Rugby Europe
• 2012 – Present – Georgian National Olympic Committee; Member of the Executive Committee
• 2012 – Present – Rugby Europe; Vice President
• 2008-2016 – Georgian Rugby Union; President
• 2006-2008 – Representative of WOMY Equipment Supply in Georgia and Caucasus countries; Transport Projects
• 2006-2008 – Technical Assistance Program for Urban Transport of Tbilisi Municipality, funded by the World Bank; Adviser
• 2005-2006 – Borjomi 2014 Winter Olympics Committee; Adviser on Transportation Issues
• 2004-2007 – Georgian Rugby Union; Board member
• 2002-2004 – Ministry of Transport and Communications of Georgia; First Deputy Minister
• 2001-2002 – Ministry of Transport and Communications of Georgia; Deputy Minister
• 1999-2001 – Georgian Civil Aviation Agency; Head of Administration
• 1999 – Ministry of Transport and Communications of Georgia; Adviser to the Minister
• 1998-1999 – CERMA; Deputy Director-General
• 1997-1998 – Martin Bauer Tbilisi Ltd; Head of Strategic Development Consulting Group
• 1994-1997 – Orbi Georgian Airways; Director of International Relations
• 1990-1994 – Ikalto XXI – Association of Foreign Economic Relations of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences; Deputy General Manager, then General Manager
• 1984-1990 – Museum of Friendship of Peoples of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences (later – the Center for International Relations Research); Researcher
• 1984-1990 – Tbilisi 6th Secondary (German) School; Geography teacher
• 1984 – Georgian National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography; Researcher
• 1980-1981 – Georgian National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography; Researcher
• 1978-1980 – Tbilisi State University, Department of Economic Geography, Faculty of Geography and Geology; Researcher

Training:

• A four-week training organized by the World Bank in Slovenia

Languages:

• Georgian – Native
• English – Fluent
• Russian – Fluent