Mark Fernandes
Executive Committee
Managing Partner
Sierra Ventures
Current Parent: Sarah 2024
Parent of Alum: Elizabeth Fernandes 2020
ND Board Member Terms: July 2017 – June 2020, July 2020 – June 2023, July 2023 - June 2026
Mark is a Managing Partner at Sierra Ventures, a leading Silicon Valley venture
capital firm where he focuses on investing in early-stage technology startups. His
prior experience includes product management roles at Seagate and Cisco and equity
research at Merrill Lynch. He has an MS in Robotics from UC Berkeley and an MBA
from Harvard.
capital firm where he focuses on investing in early-stage technology startups. His
prior experience includes product management roles at Seagate and Cisco and equity
research at Merrill Lynch. He has an MS in Robotics from UC Berkeley and an MBA
from Harvard.
Mark grew up in India and has been actively involved, for over ten years, with the
India Literacy Project, which is focused on enabling children in rural schools to attain
grade-appropriate skills and create pathways to productive careers.
India Literacy Project, which is focused on enabling children in rural schools to attain
grade-appropriate skills and create pathways to productive careers.