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Alfonso Abella leads The Boston Consulting Group’s Operations practice in Iberia, and he is a core member of BCG’s Energy, People & Organization, and Technology, Media, & Telecommunications practices.

Since joining BCG in 2002, Alfonso has worked extensively with clients in the energy and telco industries on issues related to asset management, customer centricity, and value-based analytics. He has led numerous projects on strategy and business plans, corporate development processes, regulatory strategy, organizational structures, efficiency programs, transformation, and change management.

In addition, Alfonso has worked across a wide range of industries on engagements related to global sourcing and purchasing optimization, HR and talent management, and the role of corporate functions and shared service centers.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • MBA, INSEAD
  • MSc, telecommunications, Center for Telecommunications Research, King's College London
  • Bachelor’s degree, telecommunications engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Publications and Videos

What If B2B Companies Trusted Their Sales Intelligence | Hero

What If B2B Companies Trusted Their Sales Intelligence?

Three common misconceptions are holding B2B sales organizations back from using advanced analytics and driving much-needed revenue and productivity growth.
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La Inteligencia Artificial revoluciona el modelo de negocio en grandes empresas y pymes españolas

Para conseguir la transformación digital una buena parte del foco de la compañía se debe poner en cómo la digitalización transforma su modelo de negocio y su modelo operativo.
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Marketing Digital - Uma Alavanca Chave Para O Crescimento Rentável Do Negócio Bancário Na América Latina

O Brasil se destaca quando o assunto é marketing digital porque tem características distintas em relação aos outros países latino-americanos.
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Marketing digital: Hacia el crecimiento rentable de la banca en Latinoamerica

Las ventas digitales y, por tanto, el marketing digital tienen un potencial enorme para las compañías y sus negocios. En los últimos años, hemos constatado que aquellas compañías que emplean campañas basadas en mejores prácticas de marketing digital mejoran su adquisición y retención de clientes y su imagen de marca.
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Making Workforce Management Systems Work for You

Energy networks that follow four guidelines for selecting and implementing WFM systems can capture efficiencies and improve customer service.
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A Better Way to Reduce Energy Losses and Bad Debt

Leading networks deploy digital solutions to identify the root causes of their challenges and employ the right human capabilities to ensure the solutions are successful.
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Let’s Get Digital in Asset Management

By combining human know-how with technology, data, and advanced analytics, energy networks can predict potential failures, optimize asset performance, and reduce the time to deploy.
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Cutting More Data and Fewer Trees

It’s time to take vegetation management to the next level. Adopting a bionic approach can reduce costs and risks while boosting employee performance.
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Busting Telco’s Eight Biggest Personalization Myths

There’s a powerful—and much needed—way for players to differentiate themselves. But first they need to correct the misconceptions holding them back.
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Using Advanced Analytics for Better Maintenance

Asset intensive industries struggle to minimize maintenance costs while maximizing reliability. Maintenance strategy, work order planning, and predictive maintenance can help guide companies both in the short and long term.
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The Bionic Network Company #4: Building a Data-Driven Vegetation Management System

Vegetation management is not a new focus for utility networks looking to mitigate the impact of climate change. But by using a bionic approach, an entire industry can be revolutionized.
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Developing Digital Capabilities to Optimize Asset Management and Performance

How can the bionic approach solve the issue of bringing data and digital technologies to asset management?