Simo Hakkarainen

Simo Hakkarainen is an experienced managing consultant at Columbia Road, specializing in optimizing sales across various industries, including transportation, banking, consumer goods, and healthcare, since August 2019. Prior to this role, Simo served as a lead service designer at Futurice from March 2012 to July 2019, focusing on complex services and ensuring alignment with business objectives and end-user needs. Simo's experience also includes an internship as an analyst at Accenture in 2011, where responsibilities involved change management in IT projects, and a researcher role at TeliaSonera from May 2010 to April 2011, conducting technology adoption research. Simo holds a Master's Degree in Network Economics and a Bachelor's Degree in User-Oriented Telecommunication Technology from Aalto University, complemented by a brief educational stint at Macquarie University and a high school diploma from Mäkelänrinteen lukio.