Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia

Mariam Gorgadze

Head of the Primary Structural Unit of the Department of Strategic Coordination and Analytics

Date of Birth

03. 07. 1979

Education

2006 – 2008
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Master’s Degree in Economics

2000 – 2001
Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA)
Master’s Degree in Public Administration

1996 – 2000
Georgian Technical University
Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration

1996 – 2000
Ilia Chavchavadze State University
Bachelor’s Degree in English Philology


Work Experience

09.2025 – Present
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia
Head of the Primary Structural Unit of the Department of Strategic Coordination and Analytics

05.2025 – 09.2025
LEPL Environmental Information and Education Centre, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia
Acting Director

2022 – 2025
Tetra Tech ARD, USAID Local Governance Program
Director of National Decentralization Commitment

2018 – 2022
Tetra Tech ARD, USAID Good Governance Initiative (GGI)
Deputy Chief of Party

2015 – 2018 
Tetra Tech ARD, USAID Good Governance Initiative (GGI)
Governance Program Manager

2013 – 2015
ME&A, USAID, Georgia Evaluation Mechanism Indefinite-Quantity Contract
Local Country Director

2011 – 2013
MSI-Georgia
Acting Head of the Local Governance Component

2012
Tbilisi City Hall, World Bank Institutional Development Fund Project
CIP Consultant

2006 – 2011
Technical Assistance Project for the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, funded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury
Public Finance Management Specialist

2009 – 2010
Westminster Foundation for Democracy Support to the Parliament of Georgia
Senior Public Finance Management Expert

2001 – 2006
Technical Assistance Project for the Ministry of Finance of Georgia,
funded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury
Program Specialist


Study tours, Seminars, Conferences

2025
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Professional Certificate: Innovation in Public Policy

2024
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Professional Certificate: Public Policy Analysis

2019
World Bank Group
Unlocking Investment and Finance in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs)

2016 - 2017
University of California, Berkeley (USA)
Problem Solving in Public Policy

2016
The University of Catalyst
Inclusive Leadership Training: How to Become a Successful Leader

2016
University of Adelaide
Project Management

2012
The World Bank
Sustainable Urban Land Use Planning

2010
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Training of Trainers Course

2008
International Consortium on Governmental Financial Management
Course: “Country Perspectives on Advancing Public Financial Management Reform – What Works”

2008
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Capital Budgeting

2005
Investment Bank “Caucasus Financial Services” (CFS)
Capital Market Products, Asset Management, and Investment Banking

2004
Caucasus Academic Center (CAC)
Fiscal Accounting Course

2001
Presidential Honorary Award
Prize Named After President Eduard Shevardnadze for Outstanding Academic Achievements


Languages

Georgian (native)
English 
Russian