[1] Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Gudavadze graduated with honours from the Georgian State Institute of Foreign Languages.
She married Badri Patarkatsishvili, Georgian businessman and philanthropist, in 1979 with whom she had two daughters, Liana and Iya.
[3] Following the untimely intestate death of her husband, Badri Patarkatsishvili, in 2008, Gudavadze and her family were thrust into a series of complex legal battles to reclaim assets across multiple jurisdictions, all of which have been successfully won or settled in favour of Gudavadze and her family.
[2][3][4][5][6] Inna, and her family office, have interests in several companies or projects: In 2018, Inna launched The Gudavadze-Patarkatsishvili Foundation (გუდავაძე-პატარკაციშვილის ფონდი) (GPF) in her late husband's memory, focused on promoting education initiatives in Georgia.
[13] The foundation is the main sponsor of the Georgian National Teacher Prize,[14] the Annual TVET Award for professional education[15] and supports a scholarship program with the San Diego State University Georgia,[16] as well as other initiatives in Georgian education.