City Leaders

Adel Elmessiry, Ph.D

BitAngels Nashville Managing Director, VC, & Judge

Dr Elmessiry is a well-loved spiritual technologist and a serial entrepreneur with two successful technology companies taken from inception to acquisition. He has proven executive experience with a solid track record in startups and public companies, including HealthStream, WebDBTech, InVivoLink, HealthTrust, and UtilizeHealth. He also actively participates in blockchains, AI, and healthcare startups, including legal alignment, Accelerate Insite, under-the-radar: GarmentChain, and HealthReasoning.

Academically, he holds a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing. He has a dozen published papers and an award-winning blockchain paper from The World Academy of Science Engineering and Technology. He regularly moderates panels and speaks at relevant events.

Adel enjoys working on blockchain token economics, protocol design, and platform architecture, with a focus on applied AI. When not playing Mad Scientist or mining ethereum, he bikes with his son or dives deep into the ocean.

Sectors of Experience

Healthcare, legal, financial, supply chain, digital transformation, digital assets

Areas of Expertise

Blockchain, AI, ML, NLP