Girshel Chokhonelidze

Girshel Chokhonelidze is a Senior Cyber Security Consultant at Deloitte Consulting since June 2021, specializing in IT, OT, and ICS CyberSecurity. In addition to this role, Girshel serves as a CyberSecurity Researcher for the Cyber Security Forum Initiative and as an Invited Lecturer at the Free University of Tbilisi, where a Cyber Security course syllabus was developed and hands-on labs were conducted. Girshel has contributed to the field as a Beta Tester and Researcher for PenTest Magazine and has held several academic positions, including Head of CyberSecurity Direction and Assistant Professor at Business and Technology University. Previous roles include Senior CyberSecurity Consultant at Georgia Healthcare Group and PSP Pharmacy, CyberSecurity Architect at Tegeta, and Head of CyberSecurity Operations Division at the Ministry of Defence of Georgia. Girshel's experience also encompasses leadership in IT auditing as the Chief IT Auditor at the State Audit Office of Georgia, with a focus on vulnerability assessments and ISO 27001 implementation. Girshel holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Akaki Tsereteli State University.