Background
Ravnaas was born on April 18, 1955 in Kritiansand, Norway; the son of Nils and Nelly (Synnöve) Ravnaas.
University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Ravnaas received the Candidate of Law degree from the University of Bergen in 1978.
Helleveien 30, Bergen, Norway
Ravnaas earned his Master of Science degree in Business and Economics from Norwegian School of Economics in 1980.
Ernst Ravnaas and Erik Solér.
Ravnaas and his wife Sissel Kyrkjebø.
Ravnaas was born on April 18, 1955 in Kritiansand, Norway; the son of Nils and Nelly (Synnöve) Ravnaas.
Ravnaas received the Candidate of Law degree from the University of Bergen in 1978. Two years later he earned his Master of Science degree in Business and Economics from Norwegian School of Economics.
Ravnaas began his career as an assistant professor at the Norwegian School of Management in 1983, where he served until 1999. In 1990, he was a lawyer at BAHR. A year later Ernst became a partner at the same company and had held the position for twelve years. Then in 2004, he took the same position at Steenstrup Stordrange DA. Also Ravnaas worked as a partner at Wikborg Rein from 2010 to 2014. Since 2014 he has been a managing partner at SANDS.
Ravnaas is a member of the International Fiscal Association, Norwegian Bar Association and Wimbledon Football Club. He was a member of the tax committee which prepared the tax reform of 1992.
On July 1, 1978 Ernst Ravnaas married Grethe Karlsen, with whom he divorced. They have four children. In 2013, he married Sissel Kyrkjebø.