As a Yankee Group principal analyst in the Latin American Decision Services, Wally Swain contributes to research and consulting activities related to the Latin American fixed and wireless telecommunications markets. Based in Bogotá, Colombia, he maintains continuous contact with the various players in the mobile market to produce his analysis, demand modeling and forecasting, and market reports. Swain's expertise includes mobile telecommunications operations, M&A due diligence, strategic planning and organization design, alliance management, financial information for management, and costing and statistics modeling.

Prior to Yankee Group, Swain joined Focus Ltda. as a partner in January 2002, after ending his term as CEO of Comcel S.A., the dominant cellular provider in Colombia. During his tenure, Comcel increased yearly revenue by 35%, increased its subscriber base by 84% and decreased headcount by 20%. In addition, Swain oversaw the successful transition of company policies and procedures to reflect the business model of the new shareholder group, America Movil. Prior to his CEO position, he was COO of Comcel from August 1998 through November 2000. During this period, Swain managed operations through Colombia's worst recession in 67 years, eventually delivering savings that pushed EBITDA margins to their highest level yet (from 26% in 1998 to 29% in 2000). Before joining Comcel, he worked for more than 20 years in several different positions within the Bell Canada organization. Swain’s previous work included positions in the office of the president, financial modeling, strategic and corporate planning, and gateways.

Swain holds an honors undergraduate degree and a master’s degree, both in mathematics (statistics) from the University of Waterloo. He speaks English and Spanish fluently, comprehends written and spoken French and reads business Portuguese.