Levan Natroshvili is a professional with extensive experience in election monitoring and anti-corruption efforts. Currently serving as the Deputy Executive Director of the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), Levan provides strategic consultancy, supervises organizational work, reviews publications, and represents the organization with stakeholders. He is also an Invited Lecturer at Ilia State University and has previously held teaching positions at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and the University of Georgia. Levan has made significant contributions to transparency and integrity in electoral processes through his role as Programs Manager at Transparency International Georgia, where he led programs related to election observation and political finance monitoring. His expertise has been sought by renowned international organizations, such as the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR) and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), to whom he has been providingconsultancy. With a Master’s degree in Diplomacy and International Commerce from the University of Kentucky, Levan combines his academic knowledge with practical experience to address issues of political corruption, money in politics, and elections. He has also authored and supervised numerous reports and publications covering the above topics.

David Aprasidze is a professor of political science at Ilia State University. He earned his Ph.D. from
Hamburg University in Germany and was a Fulbright Scholar at Duke University in North
Carolina, USA. Over the years, he has collaborated with public agencies and international
NGOs in Georgia. His research interests include political transformation, democratization, and
Europeanization.

Salome Alania is a Project Manager at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), She holds a Master’s degree in Politics, Economics and Philosophy (PEP Program) from University of  Hamburg.Salome is a PMP (Project Management Professional by PMI) certified project manager, as well as Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP). She has an extensive work experience in various non-governmental organizations, as well as in government institutions in Georgia as a part of the GIZ/CIM returning experts program.  Her research interests include peace and security and democratization.