Adel Elmessiry, Ph.D.

Director

Dr. Adel Elmessiry, Ph.D. has been one of our directors since January of 2026. Since August of 2020, when he co-founded AlphaFin, a financial technology company focused on decentralized and blockchain-powered financial systems, Dr. Elmessiry has served as its President and Chief Technology Officer. From August of 2020 to March of 2021, he also served as its Chief Executive Officer, where, in all of those roles, he helped establish the company’s strategic and technical foundations. Since January 2025, Dr. Elmessiry has also served as Technical Co-Founder of Lussa, a technology venture based in the Nashville area. In addition, since January 2024, he has served as a Board Member of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, a nonprofit organization supporting startup and entrepreneurial development. Dr. Elmessiry is the Founder of WebDBTech, a technology architecture and development firm, a role he has held continuously since 2000, providing advisory and development services across Web3, enterprise software, and data-driven systems. From June 2016 to October 2020, Dr. Elmessiry served as Chief Technology Officer of Utilize Health, where he led technology strategy, product development, cybersecurity initiatives, and HIPAA-compliant system architecture. His earlier executive experience includes serving as Associate Vice President at HealthTrust Purchasing Group from November 2014 to April 2016, following the acquisition of InVivoLink, where he had served as Chief Technology Officer. Dr. Elmessiry holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University. We believe Dr. Elmessiry’s experience in technology leadership, fintech, blockchain systems, and governance, together with his service on nonprofit and advisory boards, provides him with qualifications to serve as a director.