Dr. Wole Akpose
Dr. Wole Akpose Founder & Group Chairman, 6igma Group
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Founder & Chairman

Builder.
Scholar.
Practitioner.

Entrepreneur, engineer, educator, and executive — Dr. Wole Akpose has spent a career at the intersection of technology, leadership, and institution building. From founding companies straight out of college to authoring the EISSAF Framework across 7 volumes, he brings rare depth across the domains of cybersecurity, healthcare technology, consulting, and organizational excellence.

Doctor of Engineering CISO / CSO Enterprise Architect CIO Six Sigma Baldrige Examiner IEEE Leader Author

"From founding my first company right out of college to building frameworks that redefine how the world measures enterprise cyber risk — every chapter has been about building things that matter."

Entrepreneurship

Companies
Built &
Led

Dr. Akpose's entrepreneurial journey began immediately after college — founding his first company before most of his peers had their first jobs. Since then he has built and led companies across multiple high-impact sectors, bringing the same engineering rigor and strategic discipline to each venture.

Telecommunications Network Services

Founded and led a network services company delivering enterprise connectivity and infrastructure solutions.

Professional Services Enterprise Consulting

Built an enterprise consulting practice advising organizations on strategy, technology, and operational transformation.

Health Technology Health Info Startup

Founded a health information technology startup focused on improving clinical data management and patient outcomes.

Cybersecurity Cyber Security Startup

Built a cybersecurity company delivering enterprise-grade security solutions and risk management services.

Umbrella Group 6igma Group

Founded 6igma Group as an umbrella organization uniting subsidiaries in health technology, consulting, cyber risk, and risk intelligence.

5+ Companies Founded

Executive Leadership

C-Suite &
Board
Roles

With a career spanning large institutions and agile startups, Dr. Akpose has served at the highest levels of organizational leadership — bringing technical depth to executive roles that typically lack it, and strategic clarity to technical domains that often miss it.

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) / CSO
Enterprise-level security leadership — strategy, governance, risk, and compliance across large institutions.
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Led enterprise IT strategy, transformation, and operations at large-scale organizations.
Enterprise Architect
Designed and governed enterprise-wide technology architectures aligned to strategic business objectives.
Board Member
Served on organizational boards providing governance oversight, strategic direction, and executive advisory.
Six Sigma Project Lead
Implemented enterprise-wide Six Sigma improvement projects — driving measurable quality and efficiency gains across large organizations.
Baldrige Performance Examiner
Served as a trained Baldrige Examiner, evaluating organizational performance excellence across leadership, strategy, customers, and results.

Academia

Scholar &
Educator

Dr. Akpose holds a Doctor of Engineering degree and has contributed to the academic community as a teacher, author, journal reviewer, and conference committee member — translating decades of practice into structured knowledge for the next generation of engineers and security professionals.

College Instructor — Mathematics
Taught undergraduate mathematics, bridging rigorous quantitative thinking with real-world engineering application.
Graduate Instructor — Engineering
Delivered graduate-level engineering instruction, mentoring future practitioners in advanced technical disciplines.
Book & Journal Reviewer
Reviewed technical books and peer-reviewed journal articles, contributing to the quality and rigor of published scholarship.
Conference Committee Member
Served on multiple academic and professional conference committees, shaping the discourse of the field.
Author — MCRAM Series
Created the Modern Cyber Risk Analytics & Management (MCRAM) book series — 7 volumes, 53 chapters, 4,000+ pages — codifying the EISSAF Framework and EISSM Score methodology using MATLAB & Python. Available at cyberiskos.com.

Service & Community

Leadership
Beyond
Work

Dr. Akpose has consistently given back to the professional and community organizations that shape the technology and engineering fields — serving in leadership and volunteer roles across IEEE, educational institutions, and professional societies.

IEEE
Chapter Leader & Volunteer
IEEE Computer Society — Baltimore Chapter

Led and contributed to the IEEE Computer Society Baltimore Chapter, advancing the professional community of computing practitioners in the region.

IEEE
Volunteer Tools Administrator
IEEE vTools

Supported IEEE's volunteer management and chapter operations tools, helping local sections and chapters run more effectively.

Education
Organization Instructor
Professional & Community Organizations

Delivered training and instruction within organizations, building capability and knowledge in technical and leadership domains.

Governance
Board Service
Multiple Organizations

Served on the boards of multiple organizations providing governance leadership, strategic oversight, and institutional direction.

Credentials

Certifications
& Domains

Dr. Akpose holds and has held a comprehensive portfolio of professional certifications spanning networking, security, systems administration, leadership, process engineering, IT governance, and more — reflecting a lifelong commitment to validated expertise across every domain he leads.

Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Leadership & Architecture
Networking
Enterprise Networking & Infrastructure
IT Governance
IT Governance Frameworks (COBIT, ITIL)
Process Engineering
Six Sigma Process Improvement
Systems Administration
Enterprise Systems Administration
Leadership
Organizational & Executive Leadership
Performance Excellence
Baldrige Performance Examiner
Engineering
Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng.)
20+ Certifications Held