Member of the Executive Committee of the Russian Olympic Committee

Born on 20 September 1970

Graduated from the Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics with a specialisation in finance and credit; graduated from the Moscow State Institute of Economics, Politics and Law with a specialisation in jurisprudence
1988-1990: military service in the Soviet Army
Senior manager in a number of different commercial organisations
Took part in the creation of the Moscow radio station Silver Rain
December 1999: elected Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of 3rd convocation (deputy mandate from January 2000 to December 2003)
Author of numerous draft laws in the civil and criminal law spheres and a proactive participant in preparing and drafting the first stage laws on the liberalisation of the Russian criminal-executive system for approval by the State Duma of presidential laws
2004 onwards: Assistant to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Zhukov
2009 onwards: Deputy Head of Secretariat of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Zhukov
Chairman of the Expert Commission of the Supervisory Board of the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee
August 2010 onwards: member of the Executive Committee of the Russian Olympic Committee

Holds the rank of Active State Counsellor of the Russian Federation, 2nd class
Awarded with the Order of Honour, the Defender of Free Russia medal, and letters of commendation and appreciation from the Government of the Russian Federation.