Find your path to Fernando
583 people in our graph share verified history with Fernando — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Arsalan TavakoliunlockedFernando: together at University of California, Berkeley (2005)
×9Fernando: together at University of California, Berkeley
×2Fernando: together at USP - Universidade de São Paulo
About
Serial entrepreneur, founder of Meraki Impact, and agroforestry practitioner.
Experience
- Meraki ImpactFounder and GPcurrent2017 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- CO_CapitalMember of the Investment Committeecurrent2025 — presentMéxico, Mexico
- Luxor AgroMember of The Supervisory Boardcurrent2022 — presentRio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Pasto VivoMember Board Of Directors2022 — 2024
- MoTI, Museum of Tomorrow InternationalSupervisory Board2018 — 2023Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Soil HeroesMember Of The Supervisory Board2019 — 2022Netherlands
- reNatureBoard Member2020 — 2021Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Unreasonable East AfricaStart-Up Mentor2016Uganda
- Grupo P2COMOwner and General Manager2006 — 2015São Paulo Area, Brazil
- Editora Abril S/AAdvertising Marketing Manager2002 — 2005
- AmbevSales Intern2001São Paulo Area, Brazil
- Martin Brower - BrasilLogistics Intern1999
Skills & more
Event Planning17Marketing Strategy30Incentive Travel9Business Strategy24Marketing15Tourism7Event Management10Incentives4Advertising4Marketing Communications2Business Planning8Entrepreneurship7
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Project ManagementManagementStrategic PlanningLeadershipNegotiationStrategyLanguages Dutch · English · French · Portuguese · Spanish
From Fernando's professional profile.
Colleagues at The First Thirty
Alexandre Santos
Investor at The First Thirty
Antony Yousefian
General Partner at The First Thirty
Arne Driessen
Advisor at The First Thirty
Dr. Amy Godfrey
Healthspan Research at The First Thirty
Dr. Eric Dinerstein
Advisor at The First Thirty
Dr. Ichsani Wheeler
Advisor at The First Thirty
Dr. Kelly Ann Ross
Advisor at The First Thirty
Dr. Rabia Khan
Advisor at The First Thirty
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Fernando Russo?
- Serial entrepreneur, founder of Meraki Impact, and agroforestry practitioner.
- Where does Fernando Russo work?
- Fernando Russo is Advisor at The First Thirty.
- Where did Fernando Russo go to school?
- Fernando Russo studied at Wageningen University & Research (Light House Farms Academy, Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture); INSEAD (GLOBAL EXECUTIVE MBA, Business Administration and Management); INSEAD (Leadership for results executive program, Organizational Leadership).
Same school
Also attended Wageningen University & Research40
Xavier MesnierPartner, Head of Frontiers in Health & Bio Investments at Verve VenturesThomas van den BoezemPartner at PeakBridge VCLaura ArgelichAssociate at Ysios CapitalPavlos KalaitzoglouDirector of Research at Astanor VenturesMichel BriejerManaging Partner at Thuja CapitalMarcel ZijpSenior Investment Manager at Brightlands Venture Partners
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Also attended INSEAD1,153
Alexandre ProtCo-founder & CEO of QontoSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoPatrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Also attended USP - Universidade de São Paulo145
Cristina JunqueiraCo-founder of NubankAlexandra DubarInvestor at DaphniMichel AbadiManaging Partner at Maverick Ventures IsraelBruno YoshimuraCo-founder and General Partner at Onevc Venture Partners LlcGustavo RibasInvestor at KfundPaulo VerasInvestor at MatterScale Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Meraki Impact1
Also worked at Ambev15
Christian TellesManaging Partner at Expanding CapitalLara LemannGeneral Partner at MAYA Capital VenturesIgor PassarinInvestments at MAYA Capital VenturesLuis LemosAssociate at Alexia VenturesDaniel StudartInvestor at DNA CapitalFrederico S. B. MesquitaDr. at Lotus Investment Strategies
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