Frederick Coleman is a strategic leader with over seven years of experience in business transformation, IT strategy, and digital innovation across the technology and financial sectors. He advises C-level executives and manages multi-million-dollar programs, leading cross-functional teams in high-stakes environments. His expertise includes strategy, AI-enabled analytics, and technology operating modelling, with a focus on building solutions that drive long-term impact.

Education

  • The Pennsylvania State University

    D.Eng. in Engineering
    Research interests: Financial engineering, artificial intelligence, engineering leadership & innovation management

    University Park, Pennsylvania

  • Quantic School of Business and Technology

    M.B.A. in Strategy and Accounting

    Washington, District of Columbia

  • Lehigh University

    M.Eng. in Technical Entrepreneurship
    Research interests: Financial technology

    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

  • Lehigh University

    B.S.B.E. in Business Information Systems
    Research interests: mobile telecommunications and Africana studies

    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Work Experience

Penn State University

Doctoral Student
University Park, Pennsylvania
Aug 2025 - Present

Accenture

Technology Strategy Manager
New York, New York
Oct 2024 - Present
Dec 2022 - Oct 2024

Mizuho Financial Group

Technology Strategy Executive
New York, New York
Dec 2022 - Oct 2024

GhanaMade

Founder
Brooklyn, New York
Dec 2016 - Sep 2024

Ernst & Young

Technology Strategist
Hoboken, New Jersey
Jul 2019 - Aug 2021

St. Luke’s University
Health Network

IT Consultant
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

Major Projects & Research Experience

  • Find Your Way Back (Short Film Series)
    Executive Producer, Oct 2020 – May 2022
    GhanaMade Limited
    Accra, Ghana

    2x season short series on US/UK millennial founders who started businesses in Ghana. Second season televised globally across Western and Central Africa (n = 10 million reachable households).

  • Digitising Africa Project (Academic Research)
    Undergraduate Researcher, Jul 2015 – Aug 2017
    Professor Kwame Essien, PhD. Lehigh University
    Accra, Ghana & Nairobi, Kenya

    Mobile telecommunications development in western and eastern Africa. Investigated the mobile infrastructure development and the socio-political impacts on said development in Ghana and Kenya.

  • SmartSpaces (NSF REU Research)
    Research Assistant, Jul 2014 – Aug 2014
    Professors Michael Spear, PhD; John Spletzer, PhD. Lehigh University. Lehigh University
    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

    Robotics and smart home technology development. Built a device that can adjust temperature controls of a home remotely.

University Service

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
May 2018 - Present

Trustee, Board of Trustees. Jul 2021 - Present.

Member, Advisory Council for Clayton University Center Capital Project. Apr - Oct 2021.

Member, NEH Grant Steering Committee for Africana Studies. May 2018 - May 2019.

Lehigh University Alumni Association

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Aug 2013 - Present

Director, Board of Directors. Jul 2021 - Present.

Member, Young Alumni Council. Jun 2019 – Jun 2021

Class President, Class of 2017. Aug 2013 – May 2017.

Yeshiva University

New York, New York
Jan 2024 - Apr 2024

Adjunct Professor of Data Science, Katz School of Science and Health. Jan 2024 - Apr 2024

Invited Talks, Fellowships, and Awards

Invited Talks

2025. Commencement Speaker, Lehigh Donning of the Kente, Lehigh University.
2023 - 2024. Host, Digital Innovation Group Innovate! Speaker Series, Mizuho Americas.
2023. Speaker, Afro Girls Tech Conference, Brown University.
2022. Panelist, Gentlemen of Quality, New York University.
2022. Keynote Speaker, Inaugural Youth Summit, LVAIC.
2022. Panelist, Lehigh Africa Business Conference, Lehigh University.
2021. Panelist, Technology and Start-Up Alumni, Lehigh University.
2021. Panelist, Environmental Engineering Course, Lehigh University.
2017. Presenter, Sustainability Efforts in West Africa by African Citizens Development Foundation, United Nations.

Fellowships and Awards

2023. PICPA CPA Exam Scholarship, Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs.
2019. 30 under 30 Nominee, Future of Ghana LTD.
2019 - 2021. Ovation Award (x2), Bravo Award (x4), Blockchain Badge, Ernst & Young LLP.
2017. William R. Scott Award in Africana Studies, Lehigh University.
2016 - 2017. Ronald J. Ulrich ’67 Summer Research Grant, Lehigh University.
2015. Dale Strohl ’58 Summer Research Grant, Lehigh University.
2013 - 2016. Carl Greer Rossin Junior Fellowship, Lehigh University.