Erun Fernando
About Erun Fernando
Erun Fernando is the Director of Product Management and Cision One Platform Lead at Cision in Boston, Massachusetts, with a background in product management and entrepreneurship.
Current Position
Erun Fernando is the Director of Product Management at Cision, leading the CisionOne Platform in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. In this role, he oversees the development and execution of product strategies that align with the platform's strategic goals.
Previous Roles at Cision
Before his current position, Erun held several roles at Cision. He was Sr. Product Manager, focusing on Search/Recommendation Systems & Mobile, and Product Manager for Mobile & Content Ingestion. He also managed the Content Ingestion team earlier in his tenure at the company.
Professional Experience
Erun's professional journey includes founding Fernando Consulting in Cambridge, MA, where he worked for three years. He served as Product Management Advisor/Program Coordinator at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship. Additionally, he gained early experience through internships at John Keells Holdings PLC, REMI, The Patriot Financial Group, and Boston Partners Financial Group, LLC.
Academic Background
Erun Fernando holds a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he also worked as a Resident Assistant. He completed his high school education at St. John's High School.
Key Contributions and Impact
Erun led the launch of six industry-first AI-driven features within a year, enhancing customer workflow efficiency and data insights. He redesigned the feedback system and release process, reducing feature release delays by 90%. He implemented strategic KPI development for the CisionOne platform and facilitated revenue growth to over $5M in 11 months. Erun also organized regular hackathons and optimized cross-functional coordination, significantly reducing Go-To-Market release meetings and feedback processing time.