Suzanne EL-Moursi

Co-Founder & CEO, Brighthive

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As Co-Founder & CEO, Suzanne is currently laying down every brick in building Brightive, a productivity platform for data analysts, is the leading full stack data management platform with end to end agentic AI powering the entire data management workflow.

Suzanne is an serial entrepreneur with 22 years experience specializing in digital transformations, brand strategy, growth marketing, entrepreneurship and startup operations; building new brands and successful businesses. Following 14 very successful years working for leading corporate brands (IBM, HSBC, GE Healthcare, SapientNitro) leading innovation and growth strategies, her passion for entrepreneurship led her career shift to build startup businesses since 2012. She joined Power2Switch, a deregulated energy shopping platform, as Chief Marketing Officer in 2012 and experienced an acquisition by Choose Energy, a portfolio company of Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, in 2013. She continued with Choose Energy as Vice President of Marketing leading brand development and marketing to take the marketplace national across all deregulated energy states. In 2015, she joined Mira Fitness, her third startup, as Creative Director leading growth strategy, marketing & product design.
In 2016, she joined Uplift Data Partners, a drone technology SaaS and service company for the enterprise construction market, as President & CEO leading it from inception to acquisition by PrecisionHawk in 2018.

Suzanne is characterized as a high-energy leader, a relentless optimist, and a creative thinker who thrives on the success of building healthy teams, cultures and businesses. In December 2012 she was recognized by Built in Chicago, as one of the leading women in Chicago driving the Digital Entrepreneurial Renaissance. In 2007, named one of GE Healthcare USA's top 100 Talent. Suzanne holds a Masters of Science (MS) in Human Computer Interaction from DePaul University and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from University of Chicago - Chicago Booth.

Suzanne is a Founding Member of Chief, sits on the Board of Directors for the Chicago Children's Choir and Northern Illinois University's College of Business Board of Advisors to the Dean.

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