He was born on 21 July 1976 in Belgrade, where he finished primary and secondary school.
He completed his master's degree at the Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy at the University of Bologna in 2002 with the thesis "EU Regional Policy and Structural Funds".
In 2004, he received a Chevening Scholarship for research in the field of European Union competition law at St. Peters College, University of Oxford, for the duration of three months.
[1] He received his PhD from the Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade on 18 June 2013 on the topic "Harmonization of domestic legislation with the acquis communautaire in the field of competition" before a commission consisting of Vesna Knežević-Predić, professor at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade, Zoran Radivojević.
He was the coordinator of the expert team for negotiations for the conclusion of the Stabilization and Association Agreement, and in 2010 he became the assistant director of the Office for European Integration.