Naia Begashvili

Naia Begashvili is a Research Fellow for Policy, Data, and Communications at Delphi Global Research Center, where she works at the intersection of security, governance, democratic resilience, information integrity, and strategic communications. Her work translates complex political and security developments into clear analysis, public-facing narratives, and actionable policy insight for decision-makers, institutions, and wider audiences. Over the past decade, Naia has worked on some of the core challenges facing democratic societies: how institutions build trust, how citizens shape policy, how governments remain accountable, and how information can strengthen or weaken public life. Her experience spans election integrity, government oversight, parliamentary strengthening, coalition-building, inclusive governance, public advocacy, and strategic communications in highly contested political environments. Before joining Delphi, Naia spent eight years at the National Democratic Institute, where she worked across government, parliament, political parties, civil society, media, and international donors to advance democratic reform and inclusive political participation. Her work helped strengthen parliamentary tools and practices, support evidence-based policymaking, and bring legislative institutions closer to the standards and commitments envisioned under Georgia’s EU Association Agreement. She also designed and led national advocacy campaigns, built broad-based coalitions, and contributed to significant policy reforms, including measures that expanded women’s political representation. Her campaigns helped shift public opinion on contested issues by double digits and reached audiences in the millions. Naia later served as a Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Specialist on a major USAID governance program, where she worked on rights-based governance, disability rights, institutional capacity-building, and more inclusive public policy processes. As a Muskie Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, she focused on democratic resilience, disinformation, and the evolving information ecosystem. A Fulbright Scholar, Naia holds a Master of Public Policy and Policy Analytics from Georgia State University and a postgraduate certificate in Strategic Communications from King’s College London. Her expertise spans disinformation and election integrity, democratic resilience, legislative and institutional reform, campaign and coalition strategy, data-informed policy analysis, and the translation of complex policy challenges into clear, persuasive, and publicly resonant communication.