Mamuka Tsereteli

Dr. Mamuka Tsereteli is a Senior Fellow for Eurasia at the American Foreign Policy Council and a Senior Fellow with the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute (CACI).  He has more than thirty years of experience in academia, diplomacy, and business development, focusing on economic security, business, and energy developments in the Black Sea-Caspian region. Previously, he served as a Research Director for CACI and professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).  He also directed the Center for Black Sea-Caspian Studies at the School of International Service (SIS) at American University (2009-2013) and served as an assistant professor at SIS (2007-2011). Dr. Tsereteli is also a Co-Founder of the American University Kyiv, a newly created university in Ukraine, powered by Arizona State University.

In addition to his research and academic activities, Dr. Tsereteli has for 27 years led the America-Georgia Business Council – the business association of American companies which focuses on the promotion of the US-Georgian trade and business relationships.

Dr. Tsereteli holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Academy of Science of Soviet Union, Moscow, and an M.A. in Social and Economic Geography from the University of Tbilisi, Georgia. He is the author of many academic and popular publications, and he frequently speaks at events related to international relations in the Black Sea-Caspian Region, economic development, energy security, and country risk analysis.