In 1990 he graduated at Tbilisi State University's faculty of finances and credits.

In 1996 he started working for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London as an analyst.

In September 2004 he became the deputy chairman of the Enterprise Management Agency of Georgia.

In 2005 Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili appointed him Minister of Economic Development of Georgia.

He is married, has a wife and two children and speaks Georgian, English, French and Russian.