Higher education. Graduated from Cherepovets State University with a degree in Electric Drive and Automation. Passed professional retraining under the program for training the highest level of the reserve of managerial personnel in Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation in 2014.

Mayor of Vologda from November 2, 2016 to October 6, 2017. Acting Governor of the Novosibirsk Region from October 9, 2017 years.

On September 14, 2018, Andrey Travnikov took office as Governor of the Novosibirsk Region.