Irakly AreshidzeIrakly Areshidze is a strategic consultant who was born in the Soviet Republic of Georgia. He came to the United States at the age of fourteen and graduated from Middlebury College with high honors in political science. For the next two years, he wasa visiting scholar at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies. During this time, he co-founded the Partnership for Social Initiatives, a Georgia- based think tank. In 2003-2004, he was the deputy campaign manager and chief strategist for the New Rights party, Georgia's main opposition party. His writing has appeared in many publications, including the, the Washington Post, and the Christian Science Monitor. Read More Read Less