Rati Mekvabishvili joined CAD in 2008 as a Chief Operating Officer and since august 2009 serves as a Chief Executive Officer of the company. Prior to joining CAD, Mr. Mekvabishvili served as a Deputy Head and later as the Head of Eurointegration and International Organizations Relations Division at the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia (2006-2008).

Mr. Mekvabishvili holds a Master of Science degree in Behavioural Economics from the University of Nottingham. Before continuing his studies in the United Kingdom, Mr. Mekvabishvili spent one academic year as a Guest Student at the University of Copenhagen. Mr. Mekvabishvili also holds Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Economics from Charles University in Prague.