Teona Lavrelashvili is a Policy Analyst in the European Politics and Institutions programme.

Before joining the EPC, she managed the European Party Monitor project at KU Leuven, analysing electoral trends and party developments in Central and Eastern Europe. Prior to that, she worked as a policy officer at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), contributing to the EU's enlargement strategy towards the Balkans and working on strategic communication initiatives.

Teona also served as a policy adviser to the European Seniors' Union, focusing on enhancing the political participation of senior citizens. She was affiliated with the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies and served as a Schuman Fellow at the European Parliament.

Teona is also engaged in various societal activities and currently leads the College of Europe’s Alumni Association and the European Alliance for Georgia. She has initiated and managed multiple projects, including "How Does the EU Work", which has educated more than 300 emerging leaders and civil society participants in Brussels. Since 2019, she has been a guest lecturer specialising in EU institutions, neighborhood policies and European-level political parties.

In 2022, Teona earned her Doctoral Degree in Social Sciences from KU Leuven with a dissertation on the role of European political parties in the EU enlargement process.