Born on November 27, 1971 in Moscow.
Honored Master of Sports of Russia, the Olympic champion in modern pentathlon in Sydney (2000), Olympic silver medalist (1992), two-time world champion (1994, 1995), Champion of Europe (1997), four-time World Cup winner.
President of the European Confederation of Modern Pentathlon, first vice-president of the Modern Russian Pentathlon Federation.
In April 2006 he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Investment Policy of Nizhny Novgorod region. On 27 June of the same year - Minister of Investment Policy. He was approved as The Deputy Governor of the investment unit on August 10, 2010.