CEO & Founder
Fixterra
Sebastian Fernandes is the founder of StudyNetZero and Fixterra. A global citizen fluent in 5 languages, Sebastian has personally experienced international education in 5 countries before embarking on his career in the field.
With two decades of experience in international education, Sebastian has transitioned from global recruitment to leading sustainability initiatives. He is a member of both AASHE (the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education), where he serves as a volunteer on the Advisory Council, and CANIE, where he served as President of the Americas Chapter (2022-2024). In these roles, he advocates for ambitious climate action and sustainability within international education.
He has presented at diverse conferences including NAFSA, AIEA, APAIE, EAIE, FAUBAI, etc.
Sebastian is passionate about leveraging education to cultivate climate-conscious leaders. By advocating to the education sector to lead sustainability by example, he aims for education to inspire the next generation of decision-makers, currently sitting in our classrooms, to drive transformative change.