Rodrigo Fernandes is director of ES(D)G (Empowering Sustainable Development Goals) in Bentley Systems, leading the implementation of the company’s sustainability business strategy and initiatives. Rodrigo’s charter is to empower sustainable development goals through Bentley software and services, evangelise Bentley’s handprint, and advocate for a sustainability culture.

In his previous role at Bentley, he worked as a senior consultant and project manager on the Water Infrastructure Team and then as a business development / environmental industry expert for Acceleration Team and Digital Cities.

Working many years in the environmental engineering industry in R&D and the private sector, he also served as an external expert for the Portuguese Ministry of the Sea and for the European Commission and where he was also a European Climate Pact Ambassador.

He has a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering and has designed and managed over 20 European innovation projects on modelling water resources and environmental safety issues, authoring +30 peer-reviewed papers.