Economist, doctor of social sciences. 1974–1976 worked in the Ministry of Higher and Special Secondary Education. 1979-1982 Lecturer at Vilnius University, since 1987. docent. 1982-1990 Researcher at the Institute of Economics of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Head of the Social Infrastructure Department. 1990-1992 Minister of Social Security, since 1991. and vice prime minister. 1992-1994 Executive Director of the Lithuanian Association of Commercial Banks. Since 1994 Director of Magnus Holding. 2003-2013 Head of the Department of Economics, Mykolas Romeris University, Associate Professor.

Participated in national and international projects on Lithuanian living conditions, safety and health at work, compulsory health insurance, social care, and other topics.