I earned my Juris Doctor degree at Queen's University in 2013.

Before my law degree, I was involved in chemistry research initially as a scientist and later as a business executive. My two other degrees are Master of Business Administration (University of Toronto, 2002) and Master of Sciences (Moscow State University, 1988) in Chemistry. I finished my PhD studies in polymer and colloid chemistry at Moscow State University in 1991.

I speak English and Russian. In addition to enjoying my work, I enjoy running, learning new things and developing software.