Mari Mekhrishvili holds a BA in business administration from Østfold University College, where she spent the final year of her bachelor’s studies after completing three years of study at Tbilisi State University, majoring in Economics.

Before joining the CRRC’s Junior Fellowship Program, she worked as an assistant researcher at GeoWel Research, where she was involved in conducting desk research and processing interviews on a range of economic and social issues.

Her research interests relate to economic and social development with a focus on minority issues.