Rachel Fernandes

Rachel Fernandes is an experienced product leader currently serving as SVP Product at TextUs since May 2024. Previously, Rachel held the position of Senior Director of Product at Seismic from April 2021 to April 2024, where Rachel led product initiatives for Lessonly, a prominent edtech platform acquired by Seismic. Rachel also served as Director of Product at Chili Piper, advancing the product team, and as Senior Manager of Product Management at Akamai Technologies, overseeing the data, reporting, and analytics product organization. Rachel's early career includes roles as Product Manager at HubSpot, where Rachel developed the HubSpot Academy certification platform, and as Product Owner at Vecna, focusing on Android devices for healthcare. Rachel's engineering background features mechanical engineering roles at the University of Cambridge and WZL der RWTH Aachen. Educational credentials include a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and participation in the Cambridge-MIT Exchange program at the University of Cambridge.