# Andrey Kudievskiy

> Andrey Kudievskiy is the Los Angeles-based founder and CEO of Distillery, a software development company with roots in 2008. A former software engineer, he relocated the business to the United States in 2012, expanded its international delivery operations and completed UCLA Anderson’s Executive MBA program as part of the class of 2023. He also serves on UNest’s board and mentors entrepreneurs.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Distillery
- **Organizations:** Distillery, UNest, Preccelerator Program, Entrepreneurs’ Organization
- **Education:** Taganrog State University of Radio Engineering, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Executive MBA, UCLA Anderson School of Management
- **Known for:** Helped build an early cloud synchronization startup subsequently sold to a Fortune 500 company., Graduated first in his class, summa cum laude, in 2006 according to his LinkedIn profile., Led Distillery through seven consecutive Inc. 5000 appearances reported in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **Age 19** — Started working in technology while studying computer science.
- **2008** — Founded Rus Wizards; Distillery traces its roots to this year.
- **2012** — Relocated the business to the United States.
- **2016** — Distillery formed an advisory board.
- **2017** — Distillery entered the Inc. 5000 at number 1,365.
- **2021** — Joined the UCLA Anderson Executive MBA program.
- **2023** — UCLA EMBA class of 2023; Distillery announced its seventh consecutive Inc. 5000 appearance.
- **2024** — Distillery launched company-wide AI training and announced a Databricks partnership.
- **2025** — Distillery built an AI decision system for an Oakland Ballers game.
- **2026** — Distillery announced OpenAI Select Partner status in August.

## Achievements

- Helped build an early cloud synchronization startup subsequently sold to a Fortune 500 company.
- Graduated first in his class, summa cum laude, in 2006 according to his LinkedIn profile.
- Led Distillery through seven consecutive Inc. 5000 appearances reported in 2023.
- Distillery’s Netvest app work won a Gold Stevie in fintech software.
- Completed UCLA Anderson’s Executive MBA, class of 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Distillery announced that it had been named an OpenAI Select Partner on August 26.
- **2025-09** — Distillery published its Oakland Ballers AI game case study on September 16, following the September 6 game.
- **2025-04** — Appeared on The 1:1 Podcast to discuss AI in software engineering, hiring and skills.

## Links

- Website: https://kudievskiy.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akudievskiy/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/akudievskiy
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/akudievskiy/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrey.kudievskiy

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Last updated: 2026-10-23