Theona Zurabashvili holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) and a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA). During her studies at the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg, she completed an internship at the Quality of Government Institute (QoG), one of the leading organizations in the field of corruption research. Theona was a recipient of the Swedish Institute Scholarship (2018–2020), a Swedish government-funded scholarship program for young professionals.

Throughout her career, Theona Zurabashvili has worked in both the public and non-governmental sectors. Her current professional interests include good governance, corruption and anti-corruption mechanisms, and the development of political parties in transitional democracies.

Theona Zurabashvili regularly collaborates with prominent international organizations engaged in policy research, contributing her expertise on these and other related topics.

Aleksandra Shalibashvili is a Governing Board Member and Head of Analytics at Georgia's Future Academy (GFA), where she has been actively involved for a decade. She has led research initiatives, organized large-scale civic programs including a nationwide debate championship, and contributed to GFA's work on electoral integrity and youth civic education. She currently heads the organization's data and research efforts and shapes its communications on free-market economics.

Beyond GFA, Aleksandra is a data analyst and economics researcher with experience in cost-benefit analysis, monitoring and evaluation, and policy research. She has taught Applied Statistics at the Free University of Tbilisi and Statistics for Economists at ISET, where she also earned her Master's in Economics, graduating as valedictorian of the class of 2022.