Jacob Nix

Jacob Nix is the Founder and CEO of RISCPoint, based in Cleveland, Ohio and a proud graduate of Bowling Green State University. Jake is a "Big Four" alumnus, having served as an external assessor (financial, process and cyber) Jake moved into a National Innovation role at PwC and ultimately served as a Cyber and Control architect in EY’s Global Risk Transformation practice where he shaped firm methodology and designed innovative compliance programs for Fortune 500 clients.

Jake founded RISCPoint with a vision to better integrate with customers and partners, a vision that has created an ecosystem that thrives from a collaborative mindset today where RISCPoint’s clients, partners, and vendors find mutually beneficial systems across the spectrum.

 Jake has been instrumental in establishing RISCPoint’s CPA firm, FedRAMP 3PAO, and maintains active certifications including Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Baltimore Cyber Range Qualified Assessor, CRISC, CISM, CISA, CDPSE, HITRUST CCSFP, and technology certifications including Okta Certified Professional and AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.