Every third head of the largest companies in Russia is an engineer by training: "Profile training helps the manager understand the details of the business and be responsible for the results of decisions made. Almost a third (30.6%) of the leaders of the largest Russian companies have an engineering education - more often than any other. Another 11.4% were educated in related technical fields, including mathematics, physics and information technology. Among the other fields, economic education is the most common - 17.6%. Another 11% of managers have diplomas in finance, accounting and auditing, and 10.2% in management."