Fola Bolaji has a highly impressive educational and professional background. Fola obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence from the Department of Computer and Information Technology, Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana between 2016 and 2021. Fola also has a B.Sc and Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, which he completed between 2001 and 2012. In 2011 and 2012, he obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from the University of Ibadan in Teacher Education. Additionally, he has obtained numerous certifications, including Certified Ethical Hacker (CEHv8), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFIv8), EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSAv8), Oracle Certified Associate (MySQL 5), Microsoft Certified Professional, Oracle Cloud Database Migration and Integration 2021 Specialist, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Security 2021 Associate, Oracle Cloud Platform Identity and Security Management 2021 Specialist, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2019 Certified Architect Professional, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2019 Architect Associate, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Developer 2020 Associate, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations 2020 Associate, Zend Certified Engineer- ZCEv5.3 (PHP), Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner, and CCNA- Cisco Certified Network Associate.

Fola Bolaji, has a long and varied work experience. Starting in 2007, Bolaji worked as a Computer Engineer at Webplace Computers in Katsina. He also registered and operated his own startup, Gracelink Computech in Oyo. In 2008, he joined Emmanuel Alayande College of Education as a Lecturer and Assistant Director of ICT. In 2014, Bolaji became a Lecturer II at Adeleke University. In 2016, Fola worked at Purdue University as an Information Technology Security Specialist and as a Global Ambassador for Purdue University Graduate School. In 2018, he worked at Kebcom IT Solutions in Colorado as a Senior Network Security Engineer, where he was responsible for vulnerability assessment, incident response and information security research. In 2019, Bolaji was a Crowdstrike AI/Cybersecurity Scholar. In 2020, he began working at DeepHow Corp as a Manager of Cybersecurity and IT, he became the Cybersecurity Manager for Apiphani in late 2024.