March 3, 1955 in Moscow. 1978 - The Moscow physics and technology institute, specialty - the engineer-physicist Doctor of Engineering. 1978-1979 – engineer at the Research Institute of Automated Systems, Moscow  1979-1982 – postgraduate student at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology  1982-1990 – Senior Engineer, Senior Researcher, Head of Sector, Head of Laboratory, Head of Division of the Research Institute of Automated Systems, Moscow  1990-1998 – Head of Division, Deputy Head, First Deputy Chief of Finance and Commerce, Commercial Director of the State Research Institute of Aviation Systems, Moscow  1998-2000 – First Deputy Chief for Finance and Commerce, Commercial Director of the State Unitary Enterprise "State Research Institute of Aviation Systems," Moscow  From June, 2000 – Secretary of State - First Deputy Minister of Industry, Science and Technologies of the Russian Federation Since November, 2001 – Chairman of the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Standardization and Metrology. Since April, 2003 – Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. 2004-2007 – Head of the RF Federal Agency for Industry 2007-2009 – President of the Company "AvtoVAZ Group" From November 2009 to May 2015 – CEO of the Central Hydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) n.a. Zhukovsky Since May, 2015 – appointed Advisor to the President of UAC on Science and Technology.

Order of Merit.Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow".Author of over 100 scientific works.