Before joining the GFCE, he drafted, helped manage and facilitated a number of cyber security projects as part of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), with the goal of enhancing the implementation of cyber/ICT security Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) and deepening co-operation between States in Europe, Central Asia and the Western Balkans, as well as between OSCE and ASEAN regions. He holds an MA in Philology from the University of Belgrade and a post-graduate diploma in International Development from the University of London.