Curriculum Vitae
Personal Information
Name: Giorgi Khishtovani, PhD E-Mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
Education
Doctoral Studies (Dr. rer. pol.) University of Bremen, Faculty of Business Studies and Economics, 10/2011-12/2014 Fields of Research: Political Economy of the Post-soviet Countries, Development of the Financial Markets and Accounting Regimes in the Post-soviet Countries, Valuation Methods and Social Security Systems in the Post-soviet Countries, Insurance Sector and Healthcare Reforms Doctoral Thesis: “The Transformation of Governance Structures in Georgia, 2003-2012”
Master of Law (LL.M.) University of Trier, Faculty of Law, 09/2008-09/2009
Master of Economic and Social Studies University of Trier, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, 10/2005- 03/2008
Student Exchange Year, Business Law Leuphana University, Germany, 09/2003-09/2004
B.A.in Business and Law Georgian Technical University, 09/2000-09/2005
Working Experience
Acting Director for Policy Advising, 11/2017-present PMCG
Research Director, 07/2017-present PMC Research Center
Associate Professor, 12/2016-present Business School, Ilia State University, Georgia
Expert, 08/2017-present National Science Foundation of Georgia
Head of Department, 07/2015-07/2017 Department of Grants and Programs Administration, Evaluation and Analysis National Science Foundation of Georgia
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ERC National Contact Point (NCP) in Georgia, 09/2015-07/2017 Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
Visiting Professor, 03/2015-07/2017 Faculty of Business Studies and Public Administration, Robakidze University, Georgia
Associate Professor, 09/2015-12/2016 Department of Finance, Caucasus International University, Georgia
Project Manager, 07/2015-02/2016 Strategic Plan Georgia 2020 – Strengthening Public Involvement Joint Project of University of Bremen and IDFI
Head of Research, 01/2015-07/2015 Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), Georgia
Project Coordinator, 12/2014-07/2015 Supporting Parliament of Georgia Involvement in Open Government Partnership (OGP) Initiative Joint Project of IDFI and Parliament of Georgia
Acting Director, 12/2014-01/2015 Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), Georgia
Project Manager, 09/2014-02/2015 Strategic Plan Georgia 2020 – Strengthening Public Involvement Joint Project of University of Bremen and IDFI
Research Fellow, 10/2011-12/2014 Department of Accounting and Control University of Bremen, Germany
Deputy Dean, 12/2009-10/2011 Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Tbilisi State University (TSU), Georgia
Database Manager, 10/2004-09/2005 Human Resource Management Department TBC-Bank, Georgia
Trainee, 02/2003-03/2003 Credit Department Volksbank, Germany
Teaching Experience
MBA/MSc: Firm Valuation (10/2016-present) Ilia State University
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Fundamentals of Financial Management (03/2017-present) Ilia State University
Advanced Finance (10/2007-present) Ilia State University
Economics of Education (03/2017-07/2017) Georgian National University
Securities and International Financial Markets (03/2015- 07/2015; 03/2016-07/2016; 03/2017-07/2017) Grigol Robakidze University
Financial Analysis (10/2015-02/2016; 10/2016-02/2017) Grigol Robakidze University
Insurance Business Cases (03/2015-07/2015) Ilia State University
Public Debt Management (03/2015-07/2015; 03/2016- 07/2016) Caucasus International University
Investment Management (03/2015-07/2015) Caucasus International University
Master Thesis Supervisor (05/2016-09/2016) Bank of Georgia University
Bachelor level: Introduction in Financial Analysis (10/2015-02/2016) Caucasus International University
Introduction in Risk Management (03/2015-07/2015) Grigol Robakidze University
Introduction to Financial Accounting (10/2011-02/2014) University of Bremen
Trainer’s Experience
(2016) “Training Course in Report Writing for State Audit Office of Georgia’s Auditors” organized by State Audit Office of Georgia (SAOG) in the framework of the World Bank financed project “Advancing Public Participation in the Audit Process in Georgia” (May-June, 2016)
(2015) Training courses for local Civil Society Organizations “State Budget – planning, programs and audit” organized by “The Centre for Strategic Research and Development for Georgia” (CSRDG) in the framework of
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the project “Empowering local organizations for cooperation in the decision-making process” (July-September, 2015)
(2015) Training courses for students “Georgian System of Market Economy, 2003-2012” and “Financial Development in Georgia, 1990-2012”, Ilia State University and Tbilisi State University
Publications (including Books, Research and Working Papers)
(2017) “Handbook of Public Administration in Georgia”, Co-author (forthcoming)
(2016) “Transformation von Governance-Strukturen in Georgien, 2003-2012”, Hamburg, Verlag Dr. Kovac (http://www.verlagdrkovac.de/978-3-8300- 8735-9.htm)
(2014) Predicted Financial Impact of the Health Care Reforms on Private Insurance Companies between 2006-2013 in Georgia - The Case of “Aldagi-BCI”, in: Economics and Business (TSU), #2, pp. 115-138, March- April
(2013) The Tariffs Guidance of Multiplex Operator Access to Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting Network, Working Paper, IDFI
(2012) Corporate Political Responsibility (CPR) and its Impact on Firm’s Financial Performance -Case of Georgian Insurance Sector, in: Economics and Business (TSU), #5, Sep.-Oct. 2012, pp. 157-182 (together with Erekle Pirveli)(go to following Link for Working Paper in English: http://www.idfi.ge/?cat=researches&lang=en&topic=57&header=)
Capital Market Development in Georgia, in: Economics and Business (TSU), #6, Nov.-Dec. 2012, pp. 79-91(go to following Link for Working Paper in English: http://www.idfi.ge/?cat=researches&lang=en&topic=58&header=)
Grants and Scholarships
CERGE-EI Foundation, Teaching Fellows Career Integration Fellowship, 10/2017- present
“Open Society Institute” (OSI) and “German Academic Exchange Service” (DAAD), Doctoral Studies, 09/2011-12/2014
Education Program for Gifted Youth - „Rheinland-Pfalz“-Foundation, Master of Law, 01/2009-09/2009
“Open Society Institute” (OSI) and “German Academic Exchange Service” (DAAD), Master of Economic and Social Studies, 09/2005-09/2007
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Skills and Qualifications:
Fluent in German, English and Russian
Workshops, Conferences, Educational Programs
Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) for Sustainable Development Agenda 2030, TOT III, Giz – Program Legal Approximation towards European Standards in the South Caucasus, Tbilisi, Georgia, 6/11/2017-9/11/2017 Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) for Sustainable Development Agenda 2030, TOT II, Giz – Program Legal Approximation towards European Standards in the South Caucasus, Tbilisi, Georgia, 20/10/2017-23/10/2017 Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) for Sustainable Development Agenda 2030, TOT I, Giz – Program Legal Approximation towards European Standards in the South Caucasus, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2/10/2017-5/10/2017 Leadership Academy for Development (LAD), Stanford CDDRL, Ilia State Universiy and EPRC, Case Teaching and Case Writing Workshop, 27-28 February, 2017 Uppsala Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies (Uppsala University), “A Decade of Georgian Reforms: Miracle or Mirage?”, Title of the Paper: “Healthcare reform as a mirror image of state economic policy developments in Georgia between 2003 and 2012”, in Uppsala (Sweden), 11-12 December 2015 Regional Studies Association (RSA) European Conference 2014, Title of the Paper: "Limits of Financial Globalization and its Impact on Small Trade in Post-Soviet Cities", in Izmir (Turkey), 15.-18. June, 2014 Open World Program, Open World Leadership Center, in Washington, DC and Chicago, IL, 03.-13. February 2010 StarConference Central and East Europe 2010, in Bila Tserkva (Ukraine), 22.-26. February 2010
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