Eric has over 20 years of experience in academic management, economic policy research, and consulting in the transition region. He is President of the International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University (ISET) and the ISET Policy Institute, the first university-based economic policy think-tank in the South Caucasus. Eric chairs the Economic Policy Committee with the International Chamber of Commerce-Georgia and regularly advises other Georgian business associations, international organizations and government agencies.