Biography

Tamara Kovziridze has extensive experience in governance, consulting, and academic activities. In 2004–2012, she held various senior positions in the Government of Georgia, among others as Deputy Minister of Economy and as Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister. Tamara participated in the planning and implementation of key regulatory and trade reforms and led the preparation and negotiation process on the EU-Georgia DCFTA. As a partner and senior director at the consulting firm Reformatics, since 2012 Tamara has advised more than a dozen governments in Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East on regulatory, institutional, and economic reforms. Tamara Kovziridze holds a Master’s degree in political science and economics from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and a Ph.D. from the Free University of Brussels, Belgium.