Our Team

Education

• 2018 – present – PhD Candidate in Social Sciences, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Program in Organizational and Personal Development.

• 2020–2021 – Graduate of the National Security and Public Policy Program, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (Rondeli Foundation).

• 2016–2017 – Command and Staff College, Marine Corps University (Quantico, Virginia, USA).

• 2016–2017 – Master’s Degree in Military Studies, Marine Corps University (Quantico, Virginia, USA).

• 2010–2011 – Maneuver Captain’s Career Course, U.S. Army (Fort Benning, Georgia, USA).

• 2000–2004 – Officer’s Education, Full Course at the Bundeswehr Officer Academy, Federal Republic of Germany.

• 1999–2004 – Officer’s Military Education, Joint Military Academy.

• 1999–2004 – Bachelor’s Degree in History, Joint Military Academy.

Work Experience

• June 2020 – present – Head of the Military Strategy and Force Planning Division, J5 Strategic Planning Department, General Staff of the Georgian Defense Forces, Ministry of Defense of Georgia.

• 2018–June 2020 – Commander of the 43rd Battalion.

• 2016–2017 – Head of the Leadership Training Course, Command and Staff College, Davit Aghmashenebeli National Defense Academy.

• 2013–2016 – Commander of the Giorgi Antsukhelidze Sergeants Academy, an educational institution of the Ministry of Defense responsible for professional military education.

• 2011–2012 – Commander of the Captain’s Career School, Ministry of Defense of Georgia.

• 2010 – Instructor-Lecturer at the Captain’s Career Course, Ministry of Defense of Georgia.

• 2009–2010 – Head of the Sergeants Training School Program, Ministry of Defense of Georgia.

• 2008–2009 – Head of the Planning Department, Brigade Staff.

• 2007–2008 – Commander of a Reconnaissance Company.

• 2006 – Commander of an Infantry Company.

• 2005 – Deputy Commander of an Infantry Company.

• 2004 – Commander of a Reconnaissance Platoon, 22nd Battalion.

Academic Roles

• Associate Professor, British University in Georgia (BUG) – Head of the English-language Bachelor’s Program in Leadership and lecturer of the Master’s Program module “Defense Policy Management.”

• Faculty Member, Georgian International University – Teaches courses (in both English and Georgian) on Leadership and Organizational Development.

• Visiting Lecturer, Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) – Teaches Conflict Analysis and Management.

Languages

• English

• German

• Russian

Contact Information

📧 lzdavitadze@gmail.com