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About
Raul Fernandez is currently Vice Chairman and Owner of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, a private partnership which owns some of Washington DC’s major sports franchises including the WNBA’s 2019 Champion Washington Mystics, the NHL’s 2018 Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals, the Washington Wizards, and the NBA 2K’s 2020 Champion Wizards District Gaming. The partnership also owns and operates DC’s premier sports and entertainment complex, Capital One Arena. Mr. Fernandez is involved in multiple aspects of the business including global sponsorship and technology innovation. Mr. Fernandez is a Senior Advisor and Limited Partner to General Atlantic Partners, a growth equity firm with more than $35 billion under management. Well-known in the tech industry and the Washington, DC area as the founder of Proxicom (NASDAQ:PXCM), which under his leadership evolved into a prominent global provider of e-commerce solutions for Fortune 500 companies, Mr. Fernandez guided the growth of Proxicom from its launch in 1991 with four employees to going public in 1999. With over 2,000 consultants and $200 million in revenue, he sold the company to Dimension Data (LSE:DDT) in an all cash transaction valued at $450 million. From 2000 to 2002, he served as Chief Executive Officer for Dimension Data North America, an information systems integration company, and as a Director of its parent company, Dimension Data Holdings Plc, in 2001. Mr. Fernandez currently serves on the Board of Directors at Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO), DXC (NYSE:DXC), GameStop (NYSE:GME), URBANEER, InSite, Inc., and Perfect Sense, Inc. Formerly, Mr. Fernandez served on the Board of Directors of Liz Claiborne/Kate Spade & Company from 2001 until 2017 and was Chairman and CEO for ObjectVideo, a leading developer of intelligent video surveillance software, which was sold to Alarm.com. He also served as a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Mr. Fernandez is an active technology investor in disruptive companies, including Cloud9, SyncThink, Radius Networks, SUGARFISH, Professional Fighters League (MMA), and RemoteRetail. Mr. Fernandez, a native Washingtonian, is an active philanthropist, focusing his energy primarily on educational reform in the D.C. region.
Personal Details
Title: Mr
Surname: Fernandez
M/F: Male
Nationality: American
Country of Birth: United States of America
Language: English
Qualification: Bachelor in Economics
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| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DXC Technology | Board | Member | 01/02/2024 | |
| Broadcom | Audit | Member | 01/01/2020 | |
| Broadcom | Social & Ethics | Member | 01/01/2020 | |
| Broadcom | Nominations & Governance | Member | 01/01/2020 | |
| Broadcom | Board | Member | 01/01/2020 |
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