Born October 6, 1957 in Leningrad (now St Petersburg).

Education

1981: Graduated from Leningrad State University with a degree in Political Economy.

Experience

1981-1989: Lecturer at Leningrad Agricultural Institute.

1989-1990: Senior lecturer at Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography (LGITMiK, now St Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy).

1990-1991: Department head at the Economic Reform Committee of the Leningrad City Council's Executive Committee.

1991-1992: Department head at the International Centre for Socio-Economic Studies of the Leningrad City Government.

1992-1994: Acting deputy head, then deputy chairman of the financial committee of the Main Financial Directorate of the Leningrad City Council's Executive Committee; deputy chairman of the Financial Committee of the St Petersburg City Government.

1994: Deputy Chairman of the Economy and Finance Committee of the St Petersburg City Government.

1994-1999: Chairman of the board of directors of the St Petersburg Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

1999-2000: Department head at the federal electric power company RAO UES.

2000-2003: Chairman of the board of directors of the St Petersburg Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

2004-2005: Deputy Director of the Department for International Fiscal Relations, Sovereign Debt and State Financial Assets at the Russian Ministry of Finance.

2005-2008: Director of the Department for International Fiscal Relations, Sovereign Debt and State Financial Assets at the Russian Ministry of Finance.

2008-2011: Deputy Finance Minister of Russia.

April 11, 2011: Appointed head of the Federal Service for Financial Markets by Government Executive Order 602-r.

Other

PhD in Economics.