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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Raul J. Fernandez is a Special Advisor to General Atlantic Partners, a growth equity firm with over $17B under management. He is the Chairman of ObjectVideo, a private technology company that develops video analytics software for automated security surveillance. Mr. Fernandez has more than 16 years of executive experience scaling innovative and rapidly-growing technology companies.
Mr. Fernandez was the founder of Proxicom, an internet services company he started in 1991 with $40,000 in savings. Under his leadership, Proxicom evolved from a start-up into a leading global provider of sophisticated e-business solutions for Fortune 500 companies.
Mr. Fernandez has been active as a private investor in various early-stage technology companies. In addition to Fernandez's commercial experience, he has been active on the non-profit and technology policy fronts. In 2001, Mr. Fernandez was appointed to, and continues to serve on, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).
Mr. Fernandez and his wife, Jean-Marie, have been active in many Washington, D.C.-focused philanthropic organizations including the D.C. College Access Program, Fight for Children, the Center City Consortium, and Venture Philanthropy Partners.
In 2007, Mr. Fernandez became an Executive Producer of "Kicking It," a documentary that follows seven players in the fourth annual Homeless World Cup soccer tournament and the journey that the players take from living on the streets of impoverished and war-torn countries around the world to transform their lives thru sports. The film is being distributed globally by ESPN.
Through his investments in Lincoln Holdings, Mr. Fernandez is also one of the owners of the NHL's Washington Capitals, the NBA's Washington Wizards, the WNBA's Washington Mystics, and the Verizon Center.
A native Washingtonian, Mr. Fernandez holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Maryland. He and his wife live in Potomac, Maryland, with their three children.
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