About
Ed Fernandez is Chief AI Officer at Arowana and a partner and managing director at 352 Capital Partners, with board positions at Arowana International and BigML Inc. He holds faculty appointments in machine learning and AI at Northeastern University's Silicon Valley campus and serves as board trustee at the Polytechnic University of Madrid. With over two decades of experience in technology, venture capital, and private equity, Fernandez previously held senior leadership roles at BlackBerry and Nokia, and maintains teaching affiliations with IE Business School and the Financial Times.
Experience
- ArowanaChief AI Officercurrent2024 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- ArowanaNon Executive Director, Board Director, Chair Audit & Risk2018 — 2025Palo Alto, California, USA
- ArowanaBoard Advisor & Member of the Investment Committee - Alicorn Venture Fund2018 — 2023Palo Alto
- ArowanaBoard Director, Observer - VivoPower [ NASDAQ:VVPR ]2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- 352 Capital Partners <©naiss>Partnercurrent2023 — presentMadrid
- Universidad Politécnica de MadridMember Board Of Trusteescurrent2021 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- BigML, IncBoard Directorcurrent2016 — presentCorvallis, Oregon Area
- AlicornAdvisory Board Member - Investment Committee Member2018 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
- Northeastern UniversityFaculty Member, Northeastern University - Silicon Valley2019 — 2023Silicon Valley, CA
- ISDIAdjunct Faculty2018 — 2022Palo Alto
- Financial Times | IE Business School Corporate Learning AllianceFaculty Member2017 — 2022Palo Alto, California
- naissPartner & Co-Founder2015 — 2022Palo Alto
- IE Business SchoolEIR - Visiting Lecturer2015 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- UpifyAdvisor - Strategy and M&A2007 — 2022Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- European CommissionMember of the Technical Expert Stakeholder Group on SMEs | DG FISMA2020 — 2021Madrid, London
- AVANA CapitalAdvisory Board Member2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Singularity UniversityMentor & Advisor2015 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- UC BerkeleyMentor & Visiting Lecturer, Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology - UC Berkeley2015 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Youd AndrewsAdvisor, C-Level Coach2017 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- Universidad Internacional de La RiojaProfessor - Master program in AI & Innovation2016 — 2019Madrid Area, Spain
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyExecutive - Engineering Leadership Program, Educational Leadership and Administration2012 — 2013
- The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessExecutive-Global Senior Management Program, Educational Leadership and Administration2011 — 2012
- IE Business School
- IE Business School
- Universidad de AlcaláElectrical, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering1987 — 1993
- Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
Skills & more
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Private Equity2Investments2Board level experienceInnovation DevelopmentCurriculum DevelopmentMachine LearningBoard of Directors24Corporate Governance11Corporate DevelopmentVenture CapitalArtificial Intelligence35
+12 more
Mergers & AcquisitionsStart-upsEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyGo-to-market StrategyTelecommunicationsMobile TechnologyMobile ApplicationsStrategic PlanningStrategyLeadershipEMEALanguages English · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish
- University of California Berkeley's Engineering Leadership Professional Program — University of California, Berkeley
- Venture Capital — Kauffman Fellows
- Certified Online Faculty Instructor — Northeastern University
From Ed's professional profile.
Colleagues at Arowana Partners
Athea Lopez
Technical Support Engineer at Arowana Partners
Darla Mae Alexis Ang
IT Manager at Arowana Partners
Dirk Rossey
Dean of Arowana University at Arowana Partners
Dr Tara Swart
Chief Neuroscience Officer at Arowana Partners
Dr. Simon Ogus
Advisory Board at Arowana Partners
Dustin R. Cappelletto
Founder, Private Credit Business at Arowana Partners
Eric Achtmann
Advisory Board at Arowana Partners
Fatima Najam
AI Developer at Arowana Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ed Fernandez work?
- Ed Fernandez is Chief AI Officer at Arowana Partners.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,342
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
.jpeg)
+ 1,336 more
Also attended IE Business School194
Borja FernándezGeneral Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupGabriel FarmeInvestor at Graphene VenturesHayata TokizawaVice President at Fin CapitalIñaki ArrolaInvestor at KfundCarina SzpilkaInvestor at KfundCaroline PhippsSenior Associate at True Beauty Ventures
+ 188 more
Also attended Universidad de Alcalá15
Eduard FeliuManaging Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupChris HulmeSenior Associate at Sorenson VenturesJuan LópezPartner at Kibo Ventures & Managing Director of Nzyme at Kibo VenturesJose Manuel GasallaCo-founder and Managing Partner at Kibo VenturesIñigo López-HuertaCFO at Ysios CapitalEnrique SalvadorBoard Member and Legal Counsel at Axon Partners Group
+ 9 more
Also attended Universidad Internacional de La Rioja8
Edvinas KiskisGeneral Counsel at Kibo VenturesJon EtxeberriaPrincipal at Draper B1Jaime CaveroEarly Stage Mentor at Draper B1Álvaro GarcíaSenior Manager at Axon Partners GroupBerenice BrizuelaPortfolio Manager at NESsTElenaInvestor at 2bX
+ 2 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid11
Álvaro Meliá NavarroCFO at Mouro CapitalBaturay KayaPartner at Bek VenturesBorja VázquezInvestor at Enzo VenturesSergio Loarte CastroInvestor at Creator FundPedro GuerraPartner at Civeta InvestmentSophie DingrevilleInvestment Partner at Clean Growth Fund
+ 5 more
Also worked at ISDI5
Also worked at YPO - Young Presidents' Organization187
Alex ChachavaInvestor at Leta CapitalRaoul Oscar FianoInvestor at DN CapitalJeff BergerVenture Partner at FJ LabsRouven DresselhausInvestor at Cavalry VenturesRobert CoppedgeChief Executive Officer at Echo Health VenturesDan MalvenVenture Partner at Alpha Partners
+ 181 more
Also worked at Nokia164
Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesSamir MatkiInvestor at DaphniTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanTimo AhopeltoSerial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor running Lifeline VenturesJyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline Ventures
+ 158 more