FTI Consulting Hires Two Telecom Directors in Boston
Moe Kelley and Brian Bagenstose join the firm's telecom, media, and technology practice as senior managing directors.
Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Telecommunications
FTI Consulting has hired Moe Kelley and Brian Bagenstose as senior managing directors in its telecom, media, and technology practice in Boston. The firm, headquartered in Washington, DC, announced the hires on November 11, 2026.
Why it matters
The additions bring experience advising wireless and broadband operators, device makers, infrastructure vendors, and investors to the firm's Boston team. The hires strengthen FTI Consulting's advisory capacity in the digital infrastructure sector.
Bagenstose has completed more than $150 billion in due diligence assignments on internet infrastructure providers, and Kelley has 25 years advising wireless and broadband operators. The announcement does not detail specific technical deliverables or client projects tied to the hires.
The players
FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm headquartered in Washington, DC, with over 8,200 employees in 32 countries and territories.
Moe Kelley
Moe Kelley is a telecom industry advisor with 25 years of experience serving wireless and broadband operators, device makers, and investors, holding an MBA from the University of Virginia.
Brian Bagenstose
Brian Bagenstose is a digital infrastructure advisor with nearly 30 years of experience, who co-founded CMA Strategy Consulting and holds an MBA from Yale University.
The details
Kelley joins from Alvarez & Marsal, where he was a managing director in the telecom and digital infrastructure practice. Bagenstose joins from EY-Parthenon, where he was a partner for over four years and previously co-founded CMA Strategy Consulting in 2010, a firm sold to EY in 2021.
Timeline
2010: Bagenstose co-founds CMA Strategy Consulting.
2021: CMA Strategy Consulting is sold to EY.
November 11, 2026: FTI Consulting announces the hires.
The Tech Race
The hires follow EY's 2021 acquisition of CMA Strategy Consulting, which Bagenstose co-founded, illustrating how advisory firms have consolidated telecom and digital infrastructure expertise. FTI Consulting's expansion in Boston adds to competition among large firms for telecom and infrastructure advisory talent.
The hires may affect how telecom and infrastructure companies in the Boston area receive advisory services on network investments and transactions. The announcement does not indicate direct changes to consumer pricing or service availability.
The takeaway
Consulting firms are investing in specialized telecom and digital infrastructure teams as network investment and deal activity continue. Readers following the sector can track these practice changes as indicators of where advisory demand is growing.
Further reading
Explore more Telecommunications coverage for context on the industry these hires serve.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Consulting.
