He was an early investor in Tuenti, a leading social network in Spain where he served as President of the Board until the sale to Telefonica in the summer of 2010.
From this company he has started the first computer science talent exchange program between Spain and the Silicon Valley, Jóvenes con Futuro.
In 2010 he received, together with Nicholas Negroponte, an Honorary Degree in Architecture and Systems by Universidad Camilo José Cela.
[2] Bernardo Hernández has been included in the list of the 25 most influential Spanish internet people by El Mundo.
In May 2011, he was appointed jury of the Prince of Asturias Awards of Science and Technology[5] In 2013, Yahoo hired former Bernardo to lead its Flickr photo-sharing unit.