Tekle Natsvlishvili is a Finance Partner at Grand Challenges Canada (GCC), on the Finance Program’s team, where she assists with the Transition to Scale portfolio. She provides financial support and works alongside the Programs area of the organization, enabling innovators to meet pre-award and post-award financial requirements.

Tekle brings experience working in the academic sector, working as a Financial Analyst in both the Controller’s office and Research Finance office at University of Guelph, supporting the institution and its researchers. Tekle holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting, and is in her final stages of becoming a Chartered Professional Accountant.