Date of birth

7 July 1977

Place of birth

Kaunas, Lithuania

Education

1998–2002

Certificate of Chartered Financial Analyst (supreme financial analyst certificate), CFA Institute

1995–1997

BA in Economics and Management, Stockholm School of Economics

1995

Saulė Gymnasium in Kaunas

Work experience

2005–2008

Financial Director in charge of international business development,  Webmedia Group CFO

2000–2008

Founder, IT company Webmedia Group (currently Nortal) in Estonia

1999–2000

Junior Partner, Investment bank LHV

1997–1999

Head of Unit, Lithuanian Branch, Investment Banking Division Hansabank Group, Hansabank Markets

From 1997

Sectors of investment banking, venture capital, technology start-ups; founder and funder of a wide range of technologies and media businesses in the Baltic countries and Scandinavia; manager of IT companies in several countries

Political career

Member, Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats

2015–2016

Head, Election Headquarters, Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats

Since 2015

Member,  Supervisory Committee; Member, Council, Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats

Since 2014

Member, Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats

Miscellaneous

Activities: employment in Hansabank Markets, headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia; founder, Hansabank Group (currently Swedbank), investment banking branch in Lithuania; co-founder, investment bank LHV; founder, New Economy Ventures, the first venture capital fund in the Baltic States; investor, innovative technology businesses and start-ups in the Baltic States; sevenfold return on investment to investors; founder, Webmedia (in 2000), the largest IT services company in Estonia in 2005, with over 300 employees in 7 countries by 2008; co-employer, over 500 well–paid jobs

Engagement: Founder, Chair of the Board, Charity organisation Geros valios projektai (2008–2015); Member of the Boards and financial supporter of a range of NGOs, including Save the Children, Renkuosi mokyti, Kurk Lietuvai, Kuriame Respubliką (2008–2014); initiator, civil awareness movement Baltosios pirštinės for transparent elections (2012–2014)

Membership: Commission on Judicial Ethics and Discipline (2013–2014); National Progress Council; co-author, national progress strategy Lithuania 2030; commission for the improvement of public governance Saulėlydžio komisija (2011–2012); Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union

Awards: Medal of the Order for Merits to Lithuania; Award for Supporting Police

Foreign languages: English, Russian, Spanish

Hobbies: mountain cycling, sport kiting, snowboarding, cinema criticism, e-democracy

Family

Married with two children