His father, Mikhail Meyer, is the former Director of Institute of Asian and African Countries of the Moscow State University (MSU).
One of the creators of the Foundation for Effective Politics (FEP) established in 1995, along with Gleb Pavlovsky and Marat Gelman.
[2] M. M. Meyer graduated from Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH) with the specialization of "archivist historian".
Had publications in newspapers such as Moskovskiye Novosti, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Kommersant, "XX century & world" magazine.
In July 2000 was appointed the Deputy of the Chief of the General Department of the Domestic Policy of the President of Russia (resigned in December 2001).