Calculated Genius President & Founder, Kimberly Moore, Receives Recognition

Kimberly Moore President and Founder of both Calculated Genius and KDM Engineering was recognized with SBA’s Illinois Rising Star Award and Crain’s Chicago Business Notable Women in STEM feature!

Kimberly Moore, President and Founder of Calculated Genius and KDM Engineering, is honored to be this year’s recipient of the 2020 Illinois Rising Star Small Business of the Year award, presented by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Illinois District Office. This award recognizes the hard work of a small business in Illinois and its founder’s entrepreneurial success. Calculated Genius and KDM Engineering are proud to be led by such an incredible entrepreneur and fierce supporter of diversity in STEM.

Moore was also named one of Crain’s Chicago Business 2020 Notable Women in STEM, a special feature honoring 32 accomplished women representing a variety of STEM fields. These women are notable as virtually all are dedicated to bringing more women into traditionally male-dominated STEM fields through mentorship and educational efforts.

Calculated Genius, Inc. was founded by engineer and entrepreneur Kimberly Moore in 2016. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping underrepresented youth explore and connect to engineering, to inspire and support a brighter future.

“It’s always an honor to be recognized for the hard work you’re putting in every day, especially when those accolades encompass two of your passions: Building a business and changing the face of engineering,” said Kimberly Moore, President and Founder of KDM Engineering. “And of course it’s always inspiring to be honored alongside so many women working with their companies and communities to bring diversity into STEM.”

The SBA’s Illinois District Office had planned to celebrate the 2020 honorees at a breakfast and panel discussion during National Small Business Week in May, however the event was unfortunately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Crain’s Chicago 2020 Notable Women in STEM feature was published on May 29, 2020.

“As a black woman engineer and entrepreneur, it is so important for me to show young girls that they can be the engineer or the business owner or both,” said Moore. “While having a successful business is a major highlight of my career, I am even prouder of the work we do through my nonprofit, Calculated Genius, Inc., to introduce underrepresented youth to engineering and entrepreneurship.”