Dima Elissa is CEO and founder of VisMed-3D, a biomedical design and consulting firm that uses AI to designs to visualize and 3D prints body parts. Dima was selected by Chicago magazine as one of the top Women in Tech, ChicagoInno’s 50 on Fire, MakeItBetter’s Top Chicago Women in Science and by Chicago Tribune’s BlueSky Vault as one of the Top 100 entrepreneurs in Chicago.
 
Alongside this novel start-up, she is pursuing her passion — devoting time, energy and guidance to women founders and entrepreneurs leveling the playing field for girls and women in STEM.

 As an LGBT White House delegate on Technology and Innovation, an adjunct faculty member teaching Entrepreneurship or as an in-demand speaker, she exemplifies her commitment to giving back and paying it forward. 
 
Her most recent designation as the American Medical Woman’s Association (AMWA) Tech and Innovation Lead under the Diversity, Inclusion & Innovation (DI&I) sector, she is building an accelerator to drive STEMM for girls and women seeking healthcare careers or who want to commercialize business ideas to improve the practice of medicine.
 
Dima also serves as a member of the board of trustees of Hanover College, board member for mHUB Chicago, is Chicago Chapter President for Women in Bio, and Chair of the STEM steering committee for the Apareció Foundation.
 
Dima holds a B.A. in Chemistry from Hanover College and has earned her MBA from Texas A&M’s May’s School of Business with a concentration in Finance. @dimaelissa @vismed3d