He graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics in 1990, where he also received an MA in 1996 and a PhD in macroeconomics and management in 2001.

He is also President of the National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce, Vice-President of the Euro-Mediterranean association Euro/Med TDS, member of the ASCAME Executive Board and member of the Managing Board of the Chamber of Italian, Serbian and Montenegrin Businessmen.

He was Secretary General of the Yugoslav Marketing Association (JUMA) and in 1996 and 1997 economics and commercial advisor for AYUCO International in Abu Dhabi.

In the period 2001/2004 he was also President of the government Committee for monitoring living standards, President of the Supervising Board of the Serbian Development Fund and member of the Executive Board of the Belgrade Business School and the National Employment Service.

He has published over 50 scientific and research works in various journals, publications and monographs of national and international importance.