Felipe Sarmiento
Felipe is a consultant with over 13 years of experience in the technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sectors. With a strong background in Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics, he specializes in leveraging data-driven insights for strategic consulting in digital infrastructure, particularly in M&A due diligence processes.
Since joining Fide Partners in 2022, Felipe has led and participated in key projects across Latin America and North America. He led the commercial and technical due diligence of Scala’s data centers in Latin America and spearheaded the commercial due diligence of a data center portfolio in Canada for an investment fund, among others.
Felipe has extensive experience in regulatory policy and strategic planning, having previously served as Strategic Planning Manager at the Colombian National Regulatory Authority (NRA) and as Senior Advisor at the Ministry of ICT. At the NRA, he led initiatives such as the development of the Telecommunications Regulatory Sandbox, the Digital Economy Regulatory Roadmap, and the cybersecurity regulatory framework for ICT.
Earlier in his career, he worked with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles as an E/E Integration Project Chief and Electronics Specialist, focusing on electrical and electronic systems integration and failure analysis.
Felipe holds an M.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Politecnico di Torino, an M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science with an emphasis in Artificial Intelligence from Universidad del Rosario, and a B.Eng. in Electronics Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. He is fluent in English, Italian, and Spanish.