Graham Friend
MA, MPhil (Cantab), ACA Managing Director , SwitzerlandGraham Friend is the co-founder and Managing Director of Coleago, where he focuses on strategic business planning, valuation, auction bidding strategy and regulatory issues.
With over 25 years in the telecoms sector, Graham boasts a wealth of experience advising a diverse clientele including operators, regulators, governments and investors across both developed and emerging telecom markets. His academic journey includes graduate and postgraduate studies in Economics at Trinity College, Cambridge, as well as being a qualified chartered accountant and the co-author of the Economist’s Guide to Business Planning and Guide to Business Modelling. Graham also provides coaching on communication, presentation and impact skills where he leverages his experience as a TEDx speaker coach. Outside of the telecoms industry, Graham is an ultra-endurance athlete and has represented Great Britain as an age-group athlete in the Olympic and Ironman distance triathlon.
Education
Cambridge University, United Kingdom
- MPhil (Cantab) Economics
- MA (Cantab) Economics
Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales
- Chartered Accountant
Other team members
Ken Pearson
Managing ConsultantKen Pearson is a seasoned advisor with over three decades of experience of guiding telecommunications regulators and mobile network operators worldwide.
Peter Schulze
Managing ConsultantPeter Schulze is an experienced C suite telecommunications technology expert with 40 years of experience.
Karl Wermig
Managing ConsultantKarl Wermig specialises in national broadband planning and related infrastructure deployments, operations and commercialisation and has delivered more than 100 telecoms consulting engagements.