Was born on May 18, 1962 in the village of Kuybyshevo of Poltava region.
Graduated from Military institute of foreign languages majoring in "the translator assistant of the Persian and English languages" in 1988, the Moscow international higher school of business of "MIRBIS" in "finance and the credit" in 1999, the candidate of sociological sciences, the Doctor of Economics; corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.
1981 — 1989 — service in Armed Forces of the USSR, was involved in fighting as a part of the narrow contingent of the Soviet troops in Afghanistan (1982 — 1984).
1989 — 1990 — the secretary of the Sevastopol city town committee of Komsomol; 1990 — 1991 — the commercial director of Association of business cooperation "Avers" of the Russian fund of disabled people of the Afghan war (Moscow).
In 1991 based and headed May company (import, packing and sale of tea), further — the president of May Tea commercial and industrial group.
The president Chaynoy and coffee Association of Russia numbering 46 regional organizations; in December, 1997 it was elected the deputy of the Moscow City Duma of the second convocation, was a coordinator for investment policy, foreign economic relations, ensuring profitable receipts in city budget, resigned authority after election in December, 1999 as the deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
In the State Duma of the Russian Federation it was chosen on the Lublin single-candidate constituency No. 195 of Moscow, moved forward an electoral bloc of OVR; the vice president of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE) since October, 1998.
Member of Coordination council of public association "Round table of business of Russia". Chairman of the Board of trustees of National fund of disabled people, veterans of war and work; author of the book "Commercial and industrial groups: mechanism of formation and functioning", one of authors of the monograph "Entrepreneurship Sociology".
Member of the Moscow English club.
It is awarded the order the Red Star and medals. Married.
Hobbies: sport, music, travel, photo.