Mark Fernandes is an experienced early-stage software investor who has an impressive background in finance, technology, and management. He is a Managing Director at Sierra Ventures and has served as a Board of Directors in several successful companies such as Reify Health, Yalo, Drop, Zaloni, Sikka Software, ZImperium, RedLock, DynamicOps, Ooyala, Opalis Software, and Sourcefire. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Master of Science (MS) from University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Science (BS) from Manipal Institute of Technology. Fernandes was also a Research Analyst at Robertson Stephens and a Director, Equity Research at Merrill Lynch in the past. Additionally, he has worked in engineering and product management at Seagate Technology.