Gogi Topadze - born on April 18, 1940, in Tbilisi.

1957 – graduates from school N 51 in Tbilisi and continues his further education in Tbilisi Technical University at the department of food and chemical technologies.

1962 -  starts work in the scientific research institute of food industry as a scientific worker.

1967 -  becomes a post graduate student of Moscow All Union Scientific Research Institute of Organic Chemistry.

1969  -  is awarded a degree of the candidate of technical sciences.

2003 - defends a thesis for a doctor's degree in economics.

Gogi Topadze is a professor. He is the author of 20 scientific works, 4 monographs, 1 manual and 3 books. In 1993 he was awarded a state prize in literature and art for the book "Skiing in the Mountains".

1970-1975 - becomes the director of the soap factory.

1975 – 1986 – works as the general director of industrial union "Tbilludi".

1986 – till present - the director of a brewery in Lilo, which was under construction at that time.

1994 - founds the company "Kazbegi". At present Gogi Topadze is the president of "Kazbegi" JSC.

Since 1999 he has been the leader of the political movement "Industry will Save Georgia".

1999 -2003 – Gogi Topadze is the Member of Parliament.

1995 - the president of the federation of winter sports.

1999 – the vice president of the Olympic Committee of Georgia.

2005 -  elected as a president of European Chamber of Commerce.

1997 , 1998  - nominated as the best businessman of the year.

2005 – the first businessman among Georgian business people to be awarded the gold medal for  patronage activities.

He has a wife, two children and 5 grandchildren.