President appoints Natia Turnava as National Bank of Georgia Governor

Mikheil Kavelashvili, the President of Georgia, on Friday appointed Natia Turnava as the new Governor of the National Bank after the Bank’s Council nominated the former Acting Governor for the position  during their earlier meeting.

Turnava becomes the first woman to lead the central bank of the country with the appointment.

She had served as the First Vice-Governor and Acting Governor of the Bank since June 2023, and as a member of the Council since June 2022.

Holding a Doctor of Economics degree from Tbilisi State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Cumbria in the United Kingdom, Turnava also graduated from courses at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and the Joint Vienna Institute.

With a career spanning across both public and private sectors, Turnava also held positions as the Minister and First Deputy Minister of Economy.

Additionally, she served as the Deputy Executive Director of the state Partnership Fund and as the General Director and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Georgian International Energy Corporation.