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Phillip Fernandez

ROLE FORMER CEOAT MARKETOMENTIONS 2LAST SEEN SEPTEMBER 21, 2026
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Phillip Fernandez is a Silicon Valley technology executive and the co-founder and former CEO of Marketo, Inc., a leading marketing automation platform that went public in 2013 and was later acquired by Adobe. He currently serves as Lead Independent Director at Braze, Inc. and as a board director at Collibra, Inc., and previously held board positions at PTC, Yext, and TIBCO Software. With over 40 years of experience in the technology industry, he is best known for building Marketo into one of the most successful SaaS companies in history and for his expertise in digital marketing, subscription-based software, and entrepreneurial leadership.

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mention·The AI Corner·SEPTEMBER 21, 2026

“Marketo — Referenced via its former CEO Phil Fernandez as a source of counterweight expertise on AI and design/expertise tradeoffs.”

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mention·The AI Corner·SEPTEMBER 21, 2026

“AI tools do not turn engineers into designers, and they do not remove the need for deep expertise underneath the taste.”

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Phillip Fernandez · Former CEO at Marketo — 2 mentions on Teahose