Erun Fernando

Erun Fernando has a diverse work experience, starting with their role as a Sr. Product Manager at Cision in 2019. In this position, they led the product vision for contact/content search systems and drove the strategy and execution of search recommendation systems for a diverse user base. Erun also headed Cision's mobile product strategy, aligning business objectives and customer needs to create profitable mobile products.

Prior to their role at Cision, Fernando founded Fernando Consulting in 2015, where they founded multiple app startups and provided consultation to numerous startups on customer-centric product development and market launch. Erun helped early-stage founders create data-driven roadmap products, prioritize features, validate market segments, and iteratively adapt new products using lean methodologies and agile development.

From 2015 to 2018, Fernando worked at the University of Massachusetts Amherst as a Product Management Advisor/Program Coordinator. In this role, they acted as a product manager for early-stage UMass startups, assisting founders in creating roadmaps, finding product-market fit, and developing and iterating products. Erun also contributed to their go-to-market strategies and user adoption.

Before their professional career, Fernando had multiple entrepreneurial endeavors, including U-Pro College Prep, a business that provided affordable in-class SAT prep and won the Grinspoon Entrepreneurial Spirit Award. Erun also engaged in commission-based sales, used textbook sales, and audiovisual equipment rentals, accumulating profits.

Fernando also gained internship experience at John Keells Holdings PLC, REMI, and The Patriot Financial Group, and worked as an Assistant to a Financial Advisor at Boston Partners Financial Group, LLC.

Overall, Fernando's work experience demonstrates a strong background in product management, entrepreneurial ventures, and internships in various industries.

Erun Fernando completed their education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 2011 to 2015. Erun achieved a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, with a focus on Statistics and Econometrics. Prior to attending university, Erun attended St. John's High School, although no specific degree or field of study information was provided.