Tamar Papava is a bachelor of Business Administration from Georgian American University (GAU) and was a valedictorian (highest GPA in class of 2011). Prior to joining TBSC, Tamar worked in various programs at the American Councils for International Education.

She joined TBSC in December, 2010 as an analyst. Tamar works on hydro power economics projects. She analyzed impact of water system rehabilitation programs on businesses. Tamar was a also member of the Margebeli JSC corporate development team; she collected and analyzed company and market information as well as provided assistance in research and presentations.

Tamar is fluent in Georgian (native), English, Russian and German languages. She also speaks basic Spanish, Japanese and French.