Dr. Archil M. Gegeshidze is a senior fellow at the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS). His professional expertise lies in the fields of regional security and cooperation in the South Caucasus, and political risk analysis. Prior to joining GFSIS, he was a Fulbright scholar at Stanford University (USA).

Starting in 1992 Dr. Gegeshidze worked for the Georgian government for eight years. His last position in the government was the Head of the Foreign Policy Analysis Department of the State Chancellery (office of the President) of Georgia. While working in the government Dr. Gegeshidze also held such positions as Assistant to the Head of State on National Security and Chief Foreign Policy Advisor to President Shevardnadze. In 1992 he developed a training program in geopolitics and wrote a textbook. He is currently lecturing on geopolitics in Tbilisi State University as well. Dr. Gegeshidze is an author of number of articles concerning Georgia's foreign and security policy, the establishment of the New Silk Road, etc. Dr. Gegeshidze holds a Candidate of Science degree from Tbilisi State University in Economic and Social Geography and a diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.