Kote Lomidze oversees WRI’s financial operations worldwide. Based in Washington D.C., he leads key functions including financial planning and analysis, grants and contracts and accounting. He also serves as Treasurer to WRI’s Global Board of Directors.

Kote brings over 25 years of experience in international development and nonprofit finance, with expertise in U.S. government funding regulations, audit and risk management and strategic growth. He has held senior leadership roles at global organizations including Project Concern International (PCI) and, most recently, World Learning, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and led major initiatives in financial planning, compliance, IT modernization and global operations across offices in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe.

Lomidze is a Certified Public Accountant in Indiana and holds two bachelor’s degrees — in Law and Mathematical Economics — from Tbilisi State University, as well as an MBA from Georgetown University. He also serves on the Board of Directors of CORE Group, a global health nonprofit.