Ron Bernal

Ron Bernal is a Venture Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) based in Longmont, Colorado. He brings 19 years of venture capital experience and 24 years of high-technology operating expertise to his institutional investment strategy. Before joining NEA in 2010, Bernal served as a Partner at both Sequel Venture Partners and Sutter Hill Ventures, having previously earned an undergraduate degree from the DeVry Institute of Technology in 1978. He currently serves on the corporate boards of directors for Cohere Technologies and Tigera, and has held a board seat at IonQ since February 2017. His historical venture portfolio also includes notable technology companies like BlueJeans Network and SolidFire. Bernal focuses primarily on Series A and B funding rounds for enterprise infrastructure, SaaS, and developer tools startups, typically targeting initial investments ranging from $2 million to $50 million.