Lana Chkhartishvili

Lana Chkhartishvili is a Senior Manager at Global Compact Network Georgia, leading Government Relations and Educational Programs with GCNG Team since January 2020. Prior to that, Lana headed the cabinet of the First Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia <span lang="en-US">engaged</span> i<span lang="en-US">n</span> institutional reform initiatives in the legislative branch of Georgia. With more than 15 years of professional experience Lana has worked in both Public and Private sectors, international and donor communities CSO’s and Academic Institutions. At GCNG Lana is running the Corporate Sustainability <span lang="en-US">Academy</span> and awareness raising, advocating Corporate Sustainability Values, promoting Sustainable Development Goals through Agenda 2030 and UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, integrating them into policy documents of Government of Georgia, partnering with businesses and civil society on Corporate Sustainability topic and promoting Business for SDG’s worldwide. &nbsp; In 2003 US State Department Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs granted Lana one year FLEX academic scholarship, where she graduated from US High School in 2004 and received US Highs School Diploma. Same year Lana applied for BA degree in Law which she completed in 2008. In 2009 she applied for MA degree at Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA), which she graduated in 2011 receiving LLM in International Business Law. As a PhD candidate Lana is working on her thesis at Ilia State University expected to receive <span lang="en-US">PhD</span> degree in 2024.