Member, Board of Advisors
Mr. Akin Aboyadé-Cole is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cole Technologies Group, a materials, civil and environmental engineering services concern based in New York.
Following an academic background in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Mr. Aboyadé-Cole's professional career which spans more than four (4) decades includes a brief stint in petro-chemicals research at the Tretolite Division, Petrolite Corporation in St. Louis, Missouri, a ten (10) year stint in materials engineering research at the world-renowned Engineering research and consulting firm of Construction Technology Laboratories (CTL), a Subsidiary of The Portland Cement Association in Chicago, Illinois, and a thirty (30) year consulting career in New York.
Mr. Aboyadé-Cole is the recipient of multiple professional awards, including a recognition by Mayor Michael Bloomberg of the City of New York as "Professional of the Year" in 2012.
Mr. Aboyadé-Cole's professional affiliations, among others, have included The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), The American Institute of Chemists (AICh), The American Chemical Society (ACS), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Concrete International (ACI) and The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).
Mr. Aboyadé-Cole is married, has three (3) sons and two (2) grandsons.