Nato Gabarashvili joined the CSD team in August 2022 as a Project Assistant. In 2022, Nato graduated from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University's International Relations undergraduate program as the highest rated graduate of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, and continued her studies at the same university, with full state funding, at the Diplomacy and International Politics master's program. Nato is actively involved in various projects, academic activities and scientific research, its articles are published by university academic publications. Until now, she has had a diverse experience of cooperation with the non-governmental sector. Her area of special professional interest is the politics of the Middle East countries and the security challenges of the region.