Lia Chakhunashvili is the Executive Director of the Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics since December 2023.

For 15 years, Lia Chakhunashvili has worked on the USAID-supported media development programs in Georgia, implemented by IREX, in the positions of Chief of Party and Deputy Chief of Party, and contributed to the work of other organizations active in the same field (BBC World Service Trust, MDLF, IREX Europe) as Program Director, consultant and advisor. In 2007-2009, Lia Chakhunashvili was Dean at Caucasus School of Media, in Caucasus University, and in 2010-2011, she was a member of the Public Broadcaster Board of Trustees. Lia Chakhunashvili studied journalism at Tbilisi State University and earned a graduate degree in mass communications from San Jose State University (the United States).

Executive Directors of the Charter:

• March 2020 - September 2023 - Mariam Gogosashvili
• November 2019 – February 2020 – Giorgi Mgeladze
• 2015-2019 – Nata Dzvelishvili
• 2013-2015 – Tamar Rukhadze
• 2012-2013 – Tamar Kordzaia