Born on 15 March 1935 in Baganskų village, Kazlų Rūdos district, Marijampolės county. Studied in the USA,

In 1964 - Ph.D.(Marketing), University of Illinois.

In 1959 - M.B.A. (Management), De Pail University.

In 1957 - B.S.C. (Management), De Paul University.

In 1953 - Chicago Holden High School, Illinois.

In 1963-1992 - Professor at American University, headed the Department and the Faculty. Author of many articles and contributions.

Was actively involved in the life of the Lithuanian American organisations: the Federation of the Future, the Lithuanian American Community, Chief Lithuanian Liberation Committee, wrote in press.

In 1992 returned to Lithuania with a University Management Training Program financed by the US Information Agency. The programme was attended by 220 Lithuanian lecturers, post-graduate students, business managers and students. With the help of this program sixteen Lithuanian lecturers and university administrators were on extended visits at US universities. At present is supervising publishing of six textbooks on economics, business and management in the Lithuanian language. Provides consulting services to business enterprises and governmental agencies.

Speaks English and German languages.

Married. Has five grown up children.

Chairman of the Commission of the Representatives of the American Lithuanian Community.

Member of the Seimas Delegation to the Interparliamentary Union.

Member of the Parliamentary Group for the Relations between Lithuania and the Republic of Austria.

Member of the Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly.

Member of the Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of Members of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Sejm of the Republic of Poland.

Member of the Seimas Delegation to the Interparliamentary Union.

Member of the Parliamentary Group for the Relations with the Chechen Republic of Itcheria.

Chairman of the Parliamentary Group for the Relations with Czech Republic.