Brian Bagenstose

Brian Bagenstose is a trusted advisor and a recognized digital infrastructure thought leader with nearly 30 years of telecom, media and technology (“TMT”) experience assisting private equity sponsors, infrastructure investors, boards of directors and executive leadership teams.

Brian helps organizations and their investors make complex investment decisions, accelerate growth and build long-term enterprise value across telecommunications, broadband, wireless infrastructure, cloud ecosystems and emerging technology. He specializes in corporate strategy, investment targeting and due diligence, revenue enhancements, product innovation and market expansion, with a primary focus on data center services and fiber networks.

Brian is an expert in market demand and segmentation across small and medium-sized businesses (“SMB”), enterprise and vertical markets, as well as industry M&A. He has led more than 250 commercial due diligence assignments on internet infrastructure providers. Over the course of his career, he has worked on strategic planning, value creation and revenue growth efforts for fiber and data center operators across North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. 

Before joining FTI Consulting, Brian was a Partner/Principal at EY-Parthenon and Co-Founder and Partner at CMA Strategy Consulting, a global strategy firm focused exclusively on TMT and digital infrastructure. He previously held roles at Altman Solon and Accenture. 

Relevant Experience

• Completed more than $150 billion in due diligence assignments on internet infrastructure providers for private equity and venture capital firms, infrastructure funds, hedge funds, telecom operators and multinational conglomerates
• Delivered more than 350 digital infrastructure engagements across the globe, including diligence, strategy and investment advisory work for private equity firms, infrastructure funds, hedge funds and telecom operating companies
• Led product innovation and strategy work for a global data center operator expanding its portfolio of both services and geographies
• Developed a strategic outlook and market prioritization for a global retail colocation provider across more than 30 U.S. and international markets
• Co-founded and scaled CMA Strategy Consulting from four professionals to more than 80 consultants across North America and Europe, driving annual revenue to approximately $40 million (25% compound annual growth rate) and leading the firm’s acquisition by EY-Parthenon