Nona Mamulashvili is a former Member of the Georgian Parliament and a civic leader with over two decades of experience spanning government, international business, and global policy advocacy. Her career bridges the public and private sectors, with a strong focus on diplomacy, strategic communication, and regional development across the Caucasus, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Mongolia, and Afghanistan.
Before entering politics, Mamulashvili held senior leadership roles in multinational corporations, including Pfizer, British American Tobacco, and Philip Morris International, where she led government affairs and public policy initiatives in diverse geopolitical environments. As a parliamentarian, she focused on foreign affairs, international cooperation, and Georgia’s global partnerships.
Educated in international relations and diplomacy, she holds graduate degrees from Sorbonne University and the University of Westminster. She has taught political science, public diplomacy, and conflict studies at leading universities in Georgia, including the International Black Sea University and the University of Georgia.
Mamulashvili is a recipient of several prestigious fellowships, including those from the Middle East Institute in Washington DC, the Asia Global Institute at the University of Hong Kong, the Rumsfeld Foundation CAMCA Fellowship, Washington DC, and the Women in Conflict 1325 Fellowship in Scotland. Her cross-sector work has consistently centered on democratic development, international negotiation, and civic engagement.
Fluent in Georgian, English, French, Russian, and Turkish, she also speaks Spanish and Ukrainian at a conversational level.
Project: This research examines how digital surveillance technologies are reshaping the relationship between state authority and civic space in Eastern Europe. In a region encompassing both established democracies and increasingly authoritarian regimes, governments are deploying advanced digital tools to monitor, influence, and restrict public discourse. These practices, often justified under the guise of national security or public order, are leading to a significant contraction of spaces for dissent, civic organization, and transparency. Through a combination of policy analysis and direct engagement with civil society actors—including journalists, human rights defenders, and community leaders—this project aims to uncover patterns of surveillance-enabled repression and evaluate the strategies employed by vulnerable groups to resist or adapt. The findings will contribute to scholarly and policy debates on protecting democratic resilience in the digital era and provide actionable recommendations for civil society organizations, policymakers, and technology practitioners committed to safeguarding fundamental rights within fragile democratic contexts.