Doctor of Economic Geology and Mineralogy, Professor, Vice President of the Georgian Academy of Natural Sciences, Principal researcher of Alexander Tvalchrelidze Caucasus Institute of Mineral Resources Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Executive Director of the JSC International Mining Box, Main shareholder and Chairman of Board of Directors of Georgian Minerals, Ltd, Member of Board of Trustees, Euroscience – Georgia, Country representative, Société Européenne de Culture, Honorary member, Georgian Mineralogical Society, Member, International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits (IAGOD).

He was born on August 13, 1949. He graduated from M. Lomonosov Moscow State University, where obtained his PhD (Candidate of Science) and Dr ex Sci. (Doctor of Science) degrees. Author of 220 scientific works, including 20 monographs, published in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, USA, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Sweden, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia, Japan, Iran, etc. Editor and publisher of 5 international scientific issues published in Georgia, Russia, Germany and Netherlands. Editor-in-Chief and member of Board of numerous monographs and issues