Bart de Graaff

Operator | Venture Building | Capital | Governance | Technology | Delivery

Breckenridge, Colorado, United States

About

I build and operate technology ventures in environments shaped by capital, governance, and execution pressure. My work spans: • venture-backed companies • global enterprise transformation • joint ventures and new company creation I began designing enterprise technology architectures, later led global transformation programs at Accenture, and subsequently served as CEO of ngena — building a global secure connectivity company operating across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Today I build ventures and contribute to governance and strategic execution through BdG Advisory, assessing ventures through the lens of operating reality.

Experience

  • BdG Advisory (Part-time · 1 yr 8 mos)
    • Strategic Advisor
      Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    • Founder
      Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

      BdG Advisory assesses ventures and strategic initiatives from an operator’s perspective, focusing on structural execution risk — capital structure, governance, incentives, leadership architecture, and operating conditions required to scale technology businesses.

  • ngenious (1 yr 3 mos)
    • Board Member
      Jun 2025 - Oct 2025 · 5 mos

      After establishing the company’s operating model and initial direction, transitioned to the Board to support governance, strategic direction, and long-term development. Board focus areas included technology strategy, go-to-market structure, partnership development, and strategic transactions including potential M&A activity.

    • Founder & Chief Executive Officer
      Aug 2024 - Jun 2025 · 11 mos

      Founded ngenious to build a venture focused on managing and integrating distributed technology environments at the intelligent edge. The company was designed to combine security, AI, networking, IoT and partner technologies into industry-specific managed solutions delivered through an indirect channel model. Responsibilities included venture formation, capital strategy, building the leadership team, establishing the technology architecture, and designing the commercial model and partner ecosystem.

  • ngena (5 yrs 9 mos)
    • Chief Executive Officer
      Mar 2020 - Jan 2025 · 4 yrs 11 mos

      Led ngena as CEO, building and operating a global secure connectivity platform and service provider in the enterprise networking market. Responsible for overall company leadership including capital strategy, global operations, product platform development, and commercial expansion. The organization grew to more than 320 employees operating across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company served enterprise clients globally through a carrier and technology partner ecosystem, delivering secure connectivity services at scale through an automated lifecycle platform.

    • Board Member & Managing Director
      May 2019 - Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Led global operations and business development for ngena during its scale-up phase. Responsibilities included expanding the international partner ecosystem, growing enterprise client adoption, supporting global service delivery, and aligning the commercial model across carriers, technology partners, and enterprise clients.

    • Chief Commercial Officer
      May 2019 - Jan 2020 · 9 mos

      Built and led ngena’s global commercial organization, establishing the enterprise sales model, carrier partnerships, and go-to-market strategy for the company’s software-defined enterprise networking platform.

  • Accenture (11 yrs 8 mos)
    • Managing Director - Cloud Sales & Operations
      Sep 2015 - May 2019 · 3 yrs 9 mos

      Responsible for developing and executing large enterprise transformation programs involving cloud adoption, platform modernization, and managed services delivery across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The role combined client leadership, commercial responsibility, and large-scale delivery execution for complex transformation programs in global enterprise environments.

    • Managing Director - Sales & Architecture
      May 2014 - Sep 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Led the development and structuring of large technology transformation engagements across complex enterprise environments. Focused on aligning technology, sourcing models, and service delivery architecture for large-scale client programs. Member of Accenture’s EALA Infrastructure Management Team and global client engagement leadership group.

    • Managing Director - Solution Architecture
      Oct 2007 - May 2014 · 6 yrs 8 mos

      Led Accenture’s Infrastructure Services solution architecture organization of 150+ experts across the EALA region. Responsible for designing large-scale infrastructure and outsourcing solutions supporting enterprise transformation initiatives. Built and led regional teams responsible for solution design, optimization, certification, and approval of complex infrastructure and transformation engagements.

  • Perot Systems (London, Frankfurt, Amersfoort)
    • Enterprise Architect
      Jan 2000 - Oct 2007 · 7 yrs 10 mos

      Led the design of large-scale enterprise technology architectures for complex client environments across Europe. Responsible for developing end-to-end infrastructure and application architectures supporting large operational environments and enterprise transformation initiatives. By 2007 served as technology architect across Europe supporting major client engagements, complex solution design, and large delivery programs.

    • Infrastructure Architect
      Aug 1998 - Jan 2000 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Designed infrastructure operating models and systems management architectures supporting large enterprise environments. Focused on modernizing legacy infrastructure and introducing automated operational frameworks to improve reliability and scalability.