Graham Lea

Graham Lea currently serves as the FinOps & Optimization Lead at Informa since June 2023. Prior to this role, Graham held several key positions at Elsevier from February 2007 to May 2023, including Optimization Manager, where responsibilities included managing Global Incidents & Changes and collaborating with the Infrastructure Architecture team on service deployments. Additionally, Graham worked as a Release Manager, overseeing significant developments and serving as a Technical Expert for the Serena Dimensions Tool. Earlier experience includes roles as a Configuration Engineer at ntl:Telewest and as a Software Safety Engineer at QinetiQ, focusing on software safety assessments for Harrier GR9 Computer Systems. Graham's career began at the Ministry of Defence, where various roles were undertaken from 1992 to 2005. Educationally, Graham obtained a BSc (Honours) in Mathematics and Computing from The Open University between 1992 and 1999.