Gonzalo Fernandez was a financial and accounting executive in both Fortune sized companies as well as growth businesses. He spent 17 years at ITT Corporation, overseas in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, and in New York, and Raleigh, NC, where he vas VP and Comptroller of their telecom businesses for several years.

After early retirement from ITT in 1983, he worked in management consulting with High Rock Partners Inc, as a partner, until retirement.

Fernandez worked for Procter and Gamble of Cuba for ten years in auditing and other fields.

He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Havana University.