Was born on July 10, 1954 in the city of Aldan of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic.
In 1976 graduated from the Leningrad mining institute, in 1979 – a postgraduate study of the Leningrad mining institute, in 2000 – Moscow State University of economy, statistics and information science.
There passed the way from the mine foreman to the acting chief engineer of Aldanzoloto GOK. Since 1988 - the chief engineer of software Yakutzoloto. From 1991 to 1992 – the chairman of the State Committee on a subsoil and mineral raw material resources of RS (Ya). From 1992 to 1993 – the Minister of Energy and fuel industry of RS (Ya). From 1993 to 1994 - the president of NIK "Sakha Energy Industry". From 1994 to 1995 – the director of the Yakut branch CB Elektrobank. From 1995 to 1998 – the minister of the industry of RS (Ya). Since 1998 – the CEO of JSC Aldanzoloto. Since 2007 - the CEO of JSC South Yakutia Development Corporation.
Candidate of Technical Sciences, full member of the Russian engineering academy, member of Academy of the Northern forum.
Has a rank "Honoured Worker of the National Economy of RS (Ya)". It is awarded with the medals "Miner's Glory of the III Degree" and "Honourable Intelligence Agent of a Subsoil", the diploma of the President of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic.