Leadership and Team
Founder & CEO, BridgePoint Labs
Dr. Deji Akanbi brings over 20 years of experience spanning academia, national laboratories, industry, intellectual property, and consulting. His career reflects a deep commitment to bridging advanced technology with real-world applications and strategic outcomes.
He holds both a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and a B.Sc. summa cum laude in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech, and is a Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.). Dr. Akanbi is an inventor with two engineering patents and has held academic roles as Graduate Teaching Assistant and Instructor at Georgia Tech, Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston, and Visiting Professor at Texas Southern University.
His industry experience includes serving as Technology Strategist at Hewlett Packard, where he led product development and management for next-generation cloud computing data centers, and Principal Engineer at Halliburton, leading sensor systems design for oil and gas monitoring.
At Sandia National Laboratories, Dr. Akanbi was Principal Engineer, overseeing the design of complex, interdisciplinary smart ground transportation systems. In the intellectual property space, he served as Lead Patent Engineer and Technology Specialist at Banner & Witcoff, drafting applications for clients such as Comcast (broadband telecom and communications), Nissan (battery charging infrastructure), PerkinElmer (biotechnology & advanced electronics), Allstate Insurance (artificial intelligence), and NTT Docomo (advanced wireless networks, 4G). He also led strategic partnership initiatives with venture capital, research universities, non-profits, national labs, private equity, technology policy, and law firms.
In consulting, Dr. Akanbi was Vice President of Engineering at a Consulting Firm, where he led the Advanced Technology Practice and helped research institutions and technology companies secure billions in federal funding by integrating technical innovation, commercialization strategies, workforce development, and intellectual property. Funding was secured across a plurality of key technology focus areas including energy and materials (battery materials and recycling, smart grid, carbon capture, electric vehicles), semiconductors and advanced manufacturing, broadband wireless telecommunications (radio access networks, 5G), and artificial intelligence.
Meet Our Expert Consultants
BridgePoint Labs works with a network of seasoned professionals across our 10 capability areas:
AI/ML
Data Scientists – Predictive modeling, generative AI, computer vision.
AI Strategists – AI adoption frameworks and ethics.
Cybersecurity
Security Architects – Enterprise and defense system security.
Cyber Risk Advisors – Compliance, threat intelligence, and incident response.
Quantum Technologies
Quantum Algorithm Developers – Optimization, simulation, encryption.
Quantum Hardware Engineers – Qubits, superconducting circuits, quantum sensing.
Energy & Materials
Energy Systems Engineers – Renewable power, grid resilience. battery materials
Sustainability Strategists – ESG, carbon reduction, energy storage, lifecycle analysis.
Broadband Wireless
Wireless experts – Radio Access Networks, 5G
Broadband Strategists – Wireless, Optical, WAN, LAN
Cloud Computing
Cloud experts – Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS)
Cloud Strategists – Strategic Planning, Cloud Migration, Stakeholder Management
Dual-Use & Defense Technology
Defense Technology Analysts – Emerging defense tech applications.
Systems Integrators – Civilian and military-use tech integration.
Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Biomedical Engineers – Device development, bioprocessing.
Clinical Researchers – Trials, regulatory pathways, translational science.
Space Technology
Aerospace Engineers – Satellite design, propulsion, orbital systems.
Space Policy Advisors – Commercial and government policy expertise.
Semiconductors & Advanced Materials
Chip Designers – Processor architecture, manufacturing innovation.
Materials Scientists – Next-gen materials for electronics and energy.