About me

Life has taken me through many worlds – through war and peace, competitive sports and science, politics and business, founding and consulting, religion and psychology, art and music, friendship and family. I have loved, suffered, learned, created – and never stopped thinking.

With my philosophy, I aim to make complex realities accessible, to lead meaningful conversations with others, and to open new spaces for thought and action. I do not believe in quick answers, but I do believe in meaningful questions – and in the human desire to live and to shape the world.

The world will still be here tomorrow. The question is: filled with whose ideas and vision?

A selection of my achievements, failures, education, experience, awards, offices, etc. can be found here:

Early Years and Athletic Career
1993–1999 – Competitive diving in Belgrade, trained at SK Vračar
1997, 1998, 1999 – Champion in 1m and 3m springboard diving in the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Yugoslavia
1999 - Selected for the elite training squad of the national team of the Republic of Serbia for the Olympic Games
1997–1999 – Attended the Vračar Acting School and performed at the National Theatre in Belgrade
1999 – Fled to Germany during the NATO bombing of Serbia; interrupted sports and acting training
2000–2004 – Football and swimming training, won regional tournaments, foot injury
2004–2005 – High school exchange year in Colorado, USA
2005 – Winner of the Lions Club public speaking contests on "What does patriotism mean to me?" on local, regional, and national levels
2005–2007 – Football referee at VfB Stuttgart
2006–2007 – Youth football coach at SKG Botnang
2007 – High school diploma from Schickhardt-Gymnasium Stuttgart

Academic and Civic Beginnings
2007–2010 – B.Sc. in Politics and International Relations at the University of London (LSE), with study stays in Madrid, Thessaloniki, and Hong Kong
2007–2012 – Member of the Organization of Serbian Students Abroad (OSSA)
2008–2012 – President of OSSA, coordinator of annual general assemblies in Belgrade, established 10 local branches at top universities (Harvard, Princeton, Oxford, London, Sorbonne, Heidelberg, Tübingen, Bocconi, Shanghai, Thessaloniki), organized dozens of projects in Serbia and abroad, participated in national television programs and interviews
2010 – Coordinator of the government project introducing student internships into all ministries of the Republic of Serbia
2010 – First intern in the history of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia
2010–2012 – M.A. in Philosophy at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen (Master's thesis: Evil as a dysfunction)
2011 – Coordinator of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs project introducing internships to all embassies, consulates, and missions of the Republic of Serbia
2012 – Coordinator of the legislative initiative to change the law on foreign diploma recognition in Serbia
2012 – Awarded "30 under 30" – as one of the 30 most influential people in Serbia under 30 years of age
2012 – Named Honorary President of OSSA

Philosophical deepening across disciplines and domains of life, marriage and family life
2012–2024 – Theoretical exploration of theological, psychological, musical, and business worldviews, with practical experiences among monks, psychologists, classical musicians, and entrepreneurs
2012–2013 – Six-month stay at the 800-year-old Hilandar Monastery on Mount Athos
2013–present – Founder of Miles Solutions and Code Crew in Stuttgart, companies for digital transformation and data protection
2016–2024 – Administrative director of the German Society for Analytical Psychology
2016–2024 – Administrative director of the Stuttgart Group Analysis Association
2017 – Marriage to classical musician Antonina Krymova and start of family life
2017–2020 – Co-founder and director of Classicum, a classical music artist agency, and concert series in Stuttgart's New Castle (both discontinued due to the pandemic; concerts will resume in 2026 under Opus e.V. with Stanislav Dimitrov as designated director)
2019–present – Co-founder and Chairman of Opus e.V.
2019–present – Data protection officer at various psychotherapy training institutions
2020–present – Member of the German Council on Foreign Relations
2023–present – Lay judge at the District Court of Stuttgart
2024–present – Member of the FDP Stuttgart
2024–present – Member of the German Association of Data Protection Officers
2024 – Founder of the Eureka conference within the Opus e.V.
2025–present – Founder and speaker of the psychotherapy working group within the Data Protection Officers’ Association

Public Philosophical Work:
2025 – Publication of my philosophy of life and politics developed between 2010 and 2025, and the beginning of my public work as a speaker and author