Giorgi Oniani joined Transparency International Georgia in 2015 as the Deputy Executive Director.

Giorgi has a diverse professional background of more than 15 years, working on various positions across Government, Business, and Non-Profit sector mostly on International relations, Economic development, and anti-corruption.

At different times Giorgi worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2001-2004), National Security Council (2004-2005), and served as Assistant and Adviser to three Prime Ministers (2005-2011). He was part of various reform planning and monitoring processes as well as he participated in setting-up and reforming several institutions, including the Office of Business Ombudsman, where he served as the Deputy Ombudsman in 2011-2012. In 2013 Giorgi left public service to join an IT and Consulting company – Asseco Georgia as a Partner and Deputy Director.

He holds BA in Regional Studies (2001) and MSc in International Relations (2003) from Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and MA in Comparative Business Economics (2009) from University College London (UCL).

He is married with a daughter.