Lori Chmura
Lori Chmura is an accomplished healthcare executive with more than 30 years’ experience in the medical device industry. She currently leads Nyra Medical, an early stage cardiovascular company focused in the structural heart space, as its CEO. In addition, she serves as the Chairman of Bluewind Medical, a commercial stage women’s health company.
Previously she served as President and Chief Executive Officer at Soundbite Medical Solutions, a privately held medical device company in Montreal, Canada. Lori provided strategic leadership to transform the business resulting in the receipt of FDA clearance of its revolutionary device for the treatment of calcific occlusive cardiovascular disease using shock wave, energy while securing non-dilutive capital for the company through the signing of an exclusive licensing partnership with a reputable Chines cross border fund.
Prior to Soundbite, Ms. Chmura led Dune Medical Devices as the Chief Executive Officer, and member of the Board of Directors exiting with a sale of the company’s business in April 2020. She has held escalating leadership roles within several leading medical device companies, including Medtronic, Covidien and Johnson and Johnson, with extensive experience in leading and growing medical device businesses in the United States and globally across cross functional areas such as commercialization strategies, research and development activities, regulatory affairs, and transfer to manufacturing, among others.
Recognized by the Southeast Medical Device Association as its “Woman of the Year” in 2017, Lori’s proven leadership, with a successful track record in leading, transforming, and growing global medical device businesses, has enhanced shareholder value among both large cap public companies as well as privately held, venture supported organizations.
Lori previously served on the Board of Directors, as a member of the audit committee, of OpSens Inc. (TSX:OPS), a medical device cardiology-focused company delivering diagnostic and treatment solutions based on its proprietary optical technology. As a member of the deal team, Lori worked on the sale to Haemonetics (HAE) in December of 2023 She also serves on the Executive Committee of the ADVAMED Women’s Executive Network Board (WEN) and is past
President-elect of the Board of the Atlanta Chapter of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association. Passionate about working with and developing young professionals, she also supports C-LEGS, a catholic leadership development program as a mentor to college students as they prepare for entry into their professional careers.
Lori received her MBA from Duke University and her BSN in Nursing from Southern Connecticut State University. As a lifelong learner, Lori has also participated in numerous advanced education programs from Harvard University, as well as other reputable institutions throughout the years. She has been married to her biggest supporter and lifelong partner for 34 years, sharing two beautiful grown children and one son in law.