Prior to joining Georgian Co-Investment Fund as a Senior Associate, Mr. Bakuradze headed the Corporate Finance department at Georgian Industrial Group, which was involved in Energy, Coal Mining and Real Estate Development. His main responsibilities included fundraising from local and international financial institutions, along with financial analysis of investment projects, including valuation, capital structure analysis and financial forecasting. Before joining the Georgian Industrial Group, Mr. Bakuradze acquired significant finance experience working as a Senior Credit Officer JSC BTA Bank. Mr. Bakuradze received his MBA from ALBA Graduate Business School in Athens, Greece and completed his Bachelor’s studies at Caucasus School of Business, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in Finance.