# Manisha Shah-Bugaj

> Manisha Shah-Bugaj is the CEO of Activ Surgical, a Boston-based medical technology company building hardware-agnostic surgical software and its ActivSight Intelligent Light imaging module. A medtech executive with more than two decades of experience, she previously built Olympus's U.S. gynecology business from the ground up, rising to General Manager and Global Vice President, before joining Activ Surgical as COO in January 2022 and becoming CEO that December.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Activ Surgical
- **Organizations:** Activ Surgical, Olympus, Gyrus ACMI, ACMI Corporation
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master's in Engineering Management, Dartmouth College
- **Known for:** Built Olympus's U.S. gynecology business unit from the ground up and helped expand it internationally, Rose to General Manager and Global Vice President at Olympus, Promoted from COO to CEO of Activ Surgical within a single year

## Career timeline

- **1999-2000** — Earned a Master's in Engineering Management from Dartmouth College
- **2005** — Joined Gyrus ACMI in product management and marketing after starting in corporate strategy at ACMI Corporation
- **2008** — Moved to Olympus when it acquired Gyrus ACMI's surgical instrument business
- **2010s** — Architected the U.S. gynecology business unit at Olympus from the ground up
- **2021** — Served as General Manager and Global Vice President of gynecology at Olympus, expanding the business internationally
- **2022-01** — Joined Activ Surgical as Chief Operating Officer, leading commercialization of ActivSight
- **2022-12** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Activ Surgical, succeeding Todd Usen
- **2024-01** — Activ Surgical completed its first international procedure with ActivSight at Abdali Hospital in Amman, Jordan

## Achievements

- Built Olympus's U.S. gynecology business unit from the ground up and helped expand it internationally
- Rose to General Manager and Global Vice President at Olympus
- Promoted from COO to CEO of Activ Surgical within a single year
- Led commercialization of ActivSight Intelligent Light, Activ Surgical's flagship surgical visualization module
- Oversaw Activ Surgical through its first international surgical procedure in 2024

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Activ Surgical completed its first international procedure using ActivSight Intelligent Light at Abdali Hospital in Amman, Jordan, under Shah-Bugaj's leadership.
- **2022-12** — Named CEO of Activ Surgical, succeeding founding CEO Todd Usen.

## Links

- Website: https://www.activsurgical.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manisha-shah-bugaj/

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