Institution: ISET-PI
Giorgi Nebulishvili
Giorgi Nebulishvili serves as an invited lecturer at ISET, where he teaches Comparative Economic Systems. Giorgi also works as a senior researcher at ISET Policy Institute. As part of the Macroeconomic Policy Center, he contributes to policy analysis and research, focusing on macroeconomic trends and policy solutions. Giorgi holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from ISET and a BA in Accounting and Audit from Tbilisi State University. Following his master’s degree, he served as a visiting lecturer at Ilia State University between 2018 and 2024. At Ilia State University, he taught Principles of Economics to first-year BA students.
Tornike Surguladze
Tornike Surguladze is a senior researcher at the Macroeconomic Policy Center of the ISET Policy Institute and joined the center in September 2023. Tornike holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the International School of Economics (ISET 2021), as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Tbilisi State University (TSU 2019).
Before joining the ISET Policy Institute, Tornike worked as a chief specialist at the National Bank of Georgia. Also, he was a teaching assistant for Master’s degree students at ISET, teaching Microeconomics modules I & II, III, IV, and Introductory Finance. Along with ISET-PI, he works as an invited lecturer at International Black Sea University and as a teaching assistant at ISET for BA teaching Microeconomics and Econometrics.
Mariam Lobjanidze
Mariam Lobjanidze joined the ISET Policy Institute in September 2018, where she is currently the Deputy Practice Head of Macroeconomic Policy. She received her Master’s Degree in Economics from ISET. Since 2020, she has been working on elaborating the gender impact assessment (GIA) methodology for Georgia, conducting GIA together with Georgian ministries, and delivering Gender Impact Assessment Trainings. Her research interests include: Labour Markets, Gender Economics and Social Issues, Social Policy, Energy Security, and Climate Change.
Along with her research, Mariam Lobjanidze works as a teaching assistant at ISET, teaching Econometrics to second-year BA students. Between 2017 and 2019, she also worked as a teaching assistant in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Econometrics courses.
[Last updated March 2024]
Giorgi Shavreshiani
Giorgi Shavreshiani joined the Agriculture and Rural Policy Research Center at the ISET Policy Institute as a Researcher in August 2023. He received his bachelor’s degree with a Macroeconomics module from Tbilisi State University and completed a Master’s degree in Economics at ISET in 2020.
After graduating from ISET, Giorgi worked at the State Audit Office of Georgia at the Department of Performance Audit. Since September 2021, he has been a visiting lecturer at Ilia State University, teaching Principles of Economics to first-year BA Students.
[Last updated March 2024]
Tatia Khidasheli
Tatia Khidasheli is a researcher at the Agricultural Policy Research Center at the ISET Policy Institute. She holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the International School of Economics at TSU (ISET) and completed her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU).
In 2020, Tatia began her career at the State Audit Office of Georgia as a performance auditor, contributing to projects addressing economic efficiency and effectiveness issues within government entities and programs. As of 2022, Tatia serves as a Visiting Lecturer at Ilia State University.
[Last updated March 2024]
Erekle Shubitidze
Erekle Shubitidze is a Senior Researcher at the ISET Policy Institute, having joined in October 2020. Erekle holds a BA in Mathematics from the University of Georgia. In 2020, he received an MA in Economics from ISET, with his Master’s project focusing on social preferences in a variant of economic games.
Prior to his position at the ISET Policy Institute, he served as a teaching assistant for Master’s degree students at ISET, teaching modules in Macroeconomics I & II, Game Theory, and Introductory Finance.
[Last updated March 2024]
Archil Chapichadze
Archil Chapichadze is a Data Analyst at TBC Bank. Between 2021 and 2024 he was a Researcher at ISET-PI. He is also a valedictorian graduate of ISET’s BA program in economics, 2021. His bachelor’s thesis was selected by ISET and PMCG as among the best theses of the 2021 class. During his time at ISET, Archil won numerous local and international competitions, including the IMF Fund Challenge (2020), EBRD Student Challenge (2020), the first round of the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) Emerging Leaders Competition (2020), and the Mastercard student challenge “Cashless for Future” (2019).
(Last updated September 2024)
Elene Seturidze
Elene Seturidze is a Senior Researcher at the Agricultural and Rural Policy Research Center at the ISET Policy Institute. She completed her Master’s degree in Economics at the International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University (ISET) and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU).
During her undergraduate studies, she interned at the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia in the department of foreign trade. While pursuing her Master’s degree, she served as a student expert at the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement, participating in accreditation processes. In 2019, Elene undertook an internship at the ISET-PI Governance and Social Policy Research Center, and in 2020, she worked as a research assistant for a project at Colliers International.
[Last updated March 2024]
Sergo Gadelia
Sergo Gadelia works as a junior researcher at ISET Policy Institute (ISET-PI). He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from ISET. Before joining ISET-PI, Sergo completed his internship at the National Bank of Georgia’s Financial Stability Department, where he worked on the Georgian guideline for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risk management. His research interests include macroeconomics, monetary economics, growth theory, and urban and regional economics.
[Last updated March 2022]
Mery Julakidze
Mery Julakidze is a Junior Researcher at ISET Policy Institute (ISET-PI). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from International School of Economics (ISET). Over the course of her studies and career, Mery has demonstrated a particular interest in gender economics, public policy, and development economics. In her BA thesis, she studied gender, ethnicity, and age pay gaps in the Georgian labor market.
[Last updated March 2022]