Inna Gudavadze Explained

Inna Gudavadze (Georgian: ინა გუდავაძე) is a Georgian-British businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the founder of a London-based family office overseeing her family assets with a focus on diversified portfolio of investments. She also is the founder of the Gudavadze-Patarkatsishvili Foundation which supports education initiatives in Georgia.[1]

Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Gudavadze graduated with honours from the Georgian State Institute of Foreign Languages. She married Badri Patarkatsishvili, Georgian businessman and philanthropist, in 1979 with whom she had two daughters, Liana and Iya. [2] [3] For 19 years she worked at the Tbilisi Scientific Research Institute of Electron-Ion Technology. She helped her husband during his life with numerous charitable and civic projects. The family moved to Moscow in 1993 and returned to Georgia in 2000. Since 2006 the family resides in the UK.

Following the untimely intestate death of her husband, Badri Patarkatsishvili, in 2008, Gudavadze and her family were thrust into a series of complex legal battles to reclaim assets across multiple jurisdictions, all of which have been successfully won or settled in favour of Gudavadze and her family. [4] [5] [6]

Business interests

Inna, and her family office, have interests in several companies or projects:

Philanthropy

In 2018, Inna launched The Gudavadze-Patarkatsishvili Foundation (გუდავაძე-პატარკაციშვილის ფონდი) (GPF) in her late husband's memory, focused on promoting education initiatives in Georgia.[13] The foundation is the main sponsor of the Georgian National Teacher Prize,[14] the Annual TVET Award for professional education[15] and supports a scholarship program with the San Diego State University Georgia,[16] as well as other initiatives in Georgian education.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.gpf.ge/#about Founders Letter, GPF Foundation, December 2018
  2. Web site: Andrews . Suzanna . Suzanna Andrews on the Widow and the Oligarchs .
  3. Web site: Ведомости . 3 December 2012 . "Пока идет суд, я узнаю все", - Инна Гудавадзе, вдова Бадри Патаркацишвили .
  4. Web site: 30 December 2012 . A Gilded Island, Swirling With Intrigue . The New York Times.
  5. News: 2009-03-11 . Georgians in feud over TV station . 2024-05-20 . en-GB.
  6. News: Luck . Adam . 2024-05-20 . ‘Wolves’ circled oligarch’s widow over £9bn estate . 2024-05-20 . en . 0140-0460.
  7. Web site: 11 May 2016 . Jim Ferraro closes on Palazzo del Sol PH, sets Fisher Island record .
  8. Web site: 2018-02-14 . World's Best 2017-2018 by International Property Media - Issuu . 2024-05-20 . issuu.com . en.
  9. Web site: Coolidge . Carrie . This Award-Winning Residential Development Is In America's Most Expensive Zip Code . 2024-05-20 . Forbes . en.
  10. Web site: A Georgian Spring in Borjomi . 2024-05-20 . tribunemag.co.uk . en-GB.
  11. Web site: 2017-05-09 . INTERVIEW: Mamuka Khazaradze, chairman of Georgia's TBC Bank . 2024-05-20 . www.intellinews.com . en.
  12. Web site: Imedi Family Office . 2024-05-20 . www.imedi.uk.
  13. Web site: 2024-03-15 . Gudavadze-Patarkatsishvili Foundation . 2024-05-20 . GPF . en-GB.
  14. http://mes.gov.ge/content.php?id=7406&lang=eng Ministry of Education, National Teacher Prize Established, 08.06.2017
  15. http://mes.gov.ge/content.php?id=7406&lang=eng ISWD, National TVET Awards Announced, 08.05.2018
  16. https://georgia.sdsu.edu/en/news/gudavadze-patarkatsishvili-foundation-to-offer-full-scholarships-for-10-successful-students-of-sdsu-georgias-upcoming-cohort/30 SDSU-G, Gudavadze-Patarkatsishvili Foundation to offer full scholarships for 10 successful students of SDSU Georgia’s upcoming cohort, 18.07.2018

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