Raul J. Fernandez Date: 2005   Students Welcome! Whiting-Turner Lecture Series Home

A Whiting-Turner Lecture by Raul J. Fernandez -- 2005

Raul J. Fernandez is Chairman and CEO for ObjectVideo. Mr. Fernandez brings more than a decade of executive experience scaling innovative and rapidly growing technology companies.

Mr. Fernandez is well known in the technology industry and the Washington, D.C., area as the founder of Proxicom, which under his leadership evolved into a leading global provider of sophisticated e-business solutions for Fortune 500 companies. After taking Proxicom public in 1999 and growing the business to over $200 million in revenue, he sold it to Dimension Data (LSE:DDT) in a deal worth nearly $450 million. He has been profiled by The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes, CNBC, The Industry Standard, The Washington Post, and CNNfn.

In addition to Fernandez's commercial experience, he has been active on the technology policy front. In 2001, Mr. Fernandez was appointed to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). He also led the Information Technology Analysis Team for Virginia Gov. Mark Warner's Commission on Efficiency and Effectiveness, which was chaired by former Gov. Douglas Wilder and submitted its final report in December 2002.

Mr. Fernandez also acts as a special advisor to General Atlantic Partners, a leading private equity investment firm, and sits on the boards of Liz Claiborne (NYSE: LIZ) and Internosis, an award-winning IT consultancy and systems integrator. In January 2000, Mr. Fernandez became one of the owners of the NHL's Washington Capitals, the NBA's Washington Wizards, and the MCI Center. A native Washingtonian, Mr. Fernandez holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Maryland.