SHORT BIO
Lizi Grdzelishvili has a strong academic foundation in economics from the International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University (ISET), one of the leading economics university programs in the region. Building on this academic background, she has practical teaching experience as a Teaching Assistant at ISET, supporting courses in Circular Economy, Macroeconomics II, and Probability Theory. In this role, she conducted seminar sessions, supported university students with course material, prepared presentations and learning materials, and contributed to an interactive learning environment that complemented formal coursework. Lizi is also an ISET Brand Ambassador and a member of the Google Developer Student Club at ISET. In addition, she completed multiple courses in cooperation with CERGE-EI (Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute), including Behavioral Economics, Development Economics, Health Economics, and Financial Markets. Beyond academia, Lizi is a Youth Board Member of the European Business Association (EBA) Georgia, where she previously completed an internship, coordinated the EBA Youth Academy, a non-formal, skills-building program that trained over 30 students in collaboration with more than 10 partner organizations, and contributed to the EU-Georgia Business Climate Report. Through her work at EBA, she has led and supported multiple youth-focused initiatives aimed at professional development, civic engagement, and youth empowerment. She has completed an EBA training course, “Integrated Compliance Course.” L. Grdzelishvili also served as Curator (2024-2025) of the Tbilisi Hub of the Global Shapers Community, an initiative of the World Economic Forum. In this role, she supported and led community projects, workshops and youth-led initiatives, while representing the Tbilisi Hub twice at the Global Shapers Annual Summits in Geneva, Switzerland (2024, 2025) and the Polish Retreat in Krakow, Poland (2024). Her leadership strengthened community engagement, expanded regional collaboration, and increased youth participation. Her international exposure includes participation as a delegate at Model United Nations conferences at the United Nations Headquarters in New York (IBRD Committee, 2023) and the University of Amsterdam (ECOSOC Committee, 2024). She is also a graduate of the Georgian AI Association (GAIA) Program (2025), the USAID Economic Governance Program Career Development Bootcamp (2024), and the EY Strategy and Corporate Finance School (2025). Areas of focus: economics education, leadership development, career readiness, policy literacy, civic engagement, non-formal learning, and strategic thinking.
