We are proud to announce that Maya Grigolia, an ISET alumna (class 2008) and senior researcher with the ISET Policy Institute, was offered a position of Research Director at Policy and Management Consulting Group (PMCG). In her new capacity, Maya will be working on project management, quality control, and communication issues.

Having graduated from ISET in 2008, Maya has served as a researcher and senior researcher with the ISET Policy Institute and (since 2015) ISET-PI’s Private Sector Development Center. Maya’s main responsibility at the Center was to implement the quarterly Business Confidence Index (BCI) survey. She also contributed to numerous studies on issues ranging from financial literacy and Georgian financial markets to SME development. Maya brings to the PMCG a great deal of experience in dealings with international organizations such the Asian Development Bank, Open Society Institute, US Agency for International Development, and the World Bank.

Maya is currently a PhD student at Tbilisi State University (TSU). Since 2009, she has been teaching the TSU’s Business and Economics Department, as well as at leading private universities, such as the Caucasus University, University of Georgia, and Georgian-American University.

We are confident Maya’s success in her new position, and count on her help in forging an even closer relationship between ISET and PMCG.

Click here to watch Maya talking about the history of BCI.