Mikheil Chkuaseli

Position: Economist
Date of Birth: September 10, 1970
Place of Birth: Tbilisi, Georgia
Citizenship: Georgia
Military Rank: Lieutenant Colonel (Reserve)
Address: 24g Al. Kazbegi Ave., Tbilisi, 0160, Georgia
Phone(s): +995 32 293 30 03; +995 599 92 07 07
Email: mikheil.chkuaseli@tsu.ge
; mchkuseli@peruch.ge
; mchkuaseli@gmail.com

Work Experience:

2020 – Honorary Consul of the Republic of Peru in Tbilisi, with jurisdiction across Georgia

2019 – “Businesspartner” – business and economic media platform; daily analytical TV program on the Georgian Public Broadcaster – Co-host

2010–2022 – General Director of “Geoplant”, the company owning the Georgian tea brand “Gurieli”

2009–2010 – LLC “Viniveria”, Managing Partner

2007–2009 – LLC “Vinotera”, Managing Partner

2001–2007 – Georgian-Austrian joint enterprise LLC “Metekhi”, Chairman of the Supervisory Board

2001–2002 – LLC “Finance and Marketing Management Group”, Director

1997–1998 – Minister of Finance of Georgia

1995–1997 – State Representative of the Head of State in Guria Region (Governor)

1993–1995 – JSC “TBC Bank”, General Director

1989–1997 – Association of Young Economists, Founder and First President

Education:

2020 – Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Business and Economics, Doctoral Program
Research topic: The impact of state size on economic growth in post-communist countries, based on the example of Georgia

2016 – German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy; GIZ (German Corporation for International Cooperation); German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) – Training Program for Company Managers

1992–1995 – Paata Gugushvili Institute of Economics, Georgian Academy of Sciences – Postgraduate Studies

1987–1992 – Tbilisi State University – Master’s Degree with Honors in Economics; specialization in Macroeconomics

Computer Skills:
Proficient in MS Office programs: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Photoshop

Languages:
Georgian – Native
English – Fluent
Russian – Fluent
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