Education:
- University of Georgia, Ph.D., Finance, 9/1996-5/2000,
- Western Illinois University, MBA, Finance, 1/1995-5/1996,
- Western Illinois University, MA, Economics, 8/1993-12/1994,
- Riga Technical University (Republic of Latvia), MS, Mechanical Engineering, 9/1993-6/1994,
- Riga Technical University, BS, Mechanical Engineering, 9/1989-9/1993.