Tiko Mchedlishvili

Tiko Mchedlishvili leads the Non-Financial Risk Department at BasisBank in Georgia, where she focuses on developing approaches to operational risk management, information and cyber security, as well as product risk assessment and vendor oversight. Her role also includes integrating risk practices into business processes and supporting the first line of defence through proactive risk management tools.

She came into this role through a steady career in banking and international finance. Over the years, she worked at TBC Bank, where she started in operational risk and later took on the role of risk partner, working closely with business units on risk assessment and control. Earlier, she was part of the operational risk team at Morgan Stanley in Budapest, where she contributed to risk processes in an international environment and gained hands-on experience in global financial operations.

Alongside her industry work, she is actively involved in teaching. She lectures at Business and Technology University and previously taught at Georgian National University SEU, covering topics such as risk management, project management, and research methods. This academic work complements her practical experience and creates a natural link between theory and real-world application.

Her academic background combines economics and management. She graduated from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and holds a master’s degree in economics and public policy from Corvinus University of Budapest. She is also continuing her studies in the field of art, reflecting a broader intellectual curiosity that shapes her approach to structure, detail, and cross-functional collaboration.