Sophie (Sophiko) Paatovna Shevardnadze (Russian: София (Софико) Паатовна Шеварднадзе; Georgian: სოფო შევარდნაძე, born 23 September 1978) is a Georgian/Russian journalist, presenter, author and producer.

She studied in Tbilisi until the 8th grade at public school No 55 and developed an early passion for dance and music, learning the piano and taking up ballet.

Due to having career politicians in the family, her late grandfather being the last foreign minister of the USSR and leader of Georgia, Sophie was one of few within the bloc that could travel at the time.

[2] This shaped a lot of early influences in her media career, and she cites the late anchors Peter Jennings and Barbara Walters as interviewers who inspired her.

In a TED-talk format, Shevardnadze speaks with visionaries from the digital and social media era, often with a focus on culture, science, business and politics.

Guests include: artist Ai Weiwei,[4] architect Rem Koolhaas,[5] British neurosurgeon Henry Thomas Marsh,[6] and German director and screenwriter Werner Herzog.

While the show was running, Shevardnadze became the first journalist in Russia and the second in the World to travel to Syria, during the war in 2013, to interview Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

She is a firm believer that one of the best ways to deliver the truth to viewers is through interviews, giving the blunt views of guests and challenging them on key ideas and opinions.

Since September 2016, Shevardnadze has hosted the talk show About Love on Russia's Channel One dedicated to solving family problems alongside musician Sergey Shnurov.

[citation needed] She was a finalist of the project Dancing with the Stars[12] on Russia-1 TV channel with partners Denis Kasper, professional dancer, and actor Ivan Oganesyan.