Dr. Sergi Kapanadze
Dr. Sergi Kapanadze
He is a co-founder of GRASS. He currently serves as Chairperson of the board. He served as Deputy-Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia. He also worked as a Dean of School of Governance at the Caucasus University and as an Associate Professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of Tbilisi State University. He previously served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia in charge of Georgia’s relations with EU, US, and Russia. He has led Georgian delegations to the Geneva International Discussions, Association Agreement Negotiations with the EU and Strategic Partnership Charter working groups with the United States. His work experience also includes Foreign Intelligence Special Service of Georgia, Administration of the President of Georgia and the National Security Council. He holds Ph.D. in International Relations from Tbilisi State University and MA degree from Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. Dr. Kapanadze is an author of numerous publications in the fields of foreign policy and conflict resolution. He holds the rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and is the recipient of the Presidential Order of Excellence.