Eka Iakobishvili is an advocacy advisor for Europe at Open Society Foundations. Currently she is focusing on a wide range of issues, including illicit financial flows, authoritarian pushback and civic space, Russia’s war economy and accountability, Ukraine’s economic resilience. Eka is also key contact for the UK policy related issues. Over the last 10 years at Open Society Foundations, Eka co-led portfolios focusing on human rights, closed societies, transnational repression, international financial institutions and corporate accountability.

Before Open Society Foundations, Eka worked for International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Penal Reform International, Harm Reduction International as well as UK and Georgian parliaments. She has authored a number of reports and publications on human rights, civic space and rule of law.

Eka holds a PhD from University of Essex Law School and Human Rights Centre in International Human Rights Law and is a human rights lawyer by training.

Academic title: Doctor of Philosophy in International Human Rights Law
Academic affiliation: Research Fellow at Ulster University School of Applied Social and Policy Science, Department of Corporate Crimes and Human Rights Accountability