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
Ade Ajibulu
Managing ConsultantAde Ajibulu has over 30 years’ experience in communications. In addition to business modelling and strategy, Ade is also an expert on regulation, previously for Ofcom and now as a consultant.
Domingo Villanueva
Managing ConsultantDomingo Villanueva is an expert in regulatory cost accounting and definition and valuation of remedies in the context of mergers and acquisitions in the Telecoms sector. He holds an MBA from IE Business School and a BA in Business Administration from ICADE Madrid.
Scott McKenzie
DirectorScott is one of the directors of Coleago and is a highly experienced consultant with over 30 years’ experience in the telecoms and high technology industries. Since joining Coleago, he has led numerous complex spectrum, fibre, MVNO, regulatory, transaction and training projects.