Ernesto Wandeler is a core member of the firms Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) practice and leads its Strategy practice in Switzerland.

Ernesto has extensive expertise in mobile and fixed telecommunication networks, spectrum auctions, 5G, and a broad range of strategy topics. He has worked with clients in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and the Middle East.

Prior to joining BCG, Ernesto worked as a research assistant at the Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory of ETH Zurich. He also has extensive work experience as a software engineer in Beijing, Boston, and Switzerland and spent significant time as a visiting scholar at the University of California at Berkeley, and at Imperial College London.

EDUCATION

  • PhD, Computer Engineering, ETH Zurich, with distinction
  • Dipl., Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, with multiple distinctions

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • ETH Medal for Doctoral Thesis, 2007
  • ETH Medal for Diploma Thesis, 2003
  • Willi-Studer Preis by ETH for best Diploma, 2003
  • Basler Maturanden Preis by Novartis, 1997