Ernest Rudyak studied from early childhood through high school in Massachusetts and graduated with Honors in 2005 from the Saint Marks School in Southboro. He received a Bachelors of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Southern California in 2009.  Ernest and his family own a group of companies under the Engeocom brand, founded by his father Mikhail Rudyak on June 21, 1989. Engeocom is one of the larger real estate development and construction companies in the Russian Federation. After Mikhail Rudyak’s untimely death in 2007 Ernest and his brother Aleksandr took over operation of the family business. After finalizing his studies in 2009 Ernest took over of all real estate management and development for Engeocom. Since 2012 he has been operating President of all of the family’s joint businesses in the Russian Federation.