Where does Ed Fernandez work?

Ed Fernandez is Chief AI Officer at Arowana Partners.

Where did Ed Fernandez go to school?

Ed Fernandez studied at University of California, Berkeley (Executive - Engineering Leadership Program, Educational Leadership and Administration); The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Executive-Global Senior Management Program, Educational Leadership and Administration); IE Business School.

Ed Fernandez

Investor

Chief AI Officer at Arowana Partners

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

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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
Optimizing MindAdvisor2015 — 2019Palo Alto
MyParkAdvisory Board2015 — 2019Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
YPO - Young Presidents' OrganizationYPO - CNBC Chief Executive Network2011 — 2018Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
BlackBerryVP & Managing Director LATAM2013 — 2014Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
BlackBerryVP & Managing Director SouthWest EMEA2007 — 2013
BlackBerry Spain S.LBoard Director2008 — 2013Madrid Area, Spain
ScrOOnInterim Managing Director2012 — 2013France
NokiaSenior Director, East Mediterranean.2005 — 2006
NokiaSenior Director, Nokia Enterprise Solutions1997 — 2006
BFI Optilas, AVNET corporationDirector, Telecom division1995 — 1997Madrid Area, Spain

Skills & more

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Private Equity2Investments2Board level experienceInnovation DevelopmentCurriculum DevelopmentMachine LearningBoard of Directors24Corporate Governance11Corporate DevelopmentVenture CapitalArtificial Intelligence35

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Mergers & AcquisitionsStart-upsEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyGo-to-market StrategyTelecommunicationsMobile TechnologyMobile ApplicationsStrategic PlanningStrategyLeadershipEMEA

Languages 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

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ed Fernandez?: 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.
Where does Ed Fernandez work?: Ed Fernandez is Chief AI Officer at Arowana Partners.
Where did Ed Fernandez go to school?: Ed Fernandez studied at University of California, Berkeley (Executive - Engineering Leadership Program, Educational Leadership and Administration); The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Executive-Global Senior Management Program, Educational Leadership and Administration); IE Business School.