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January 18, 2012

About Mike Travis

Named by BusinessWeek as one of “The World’s Most Influential Headhunters”, Mike Travis credits his accomplishments through the years to one central principle—understanding and serving clients as if their businesses were his own.

For almost two decades, Mike has served clients by recruiting general management and function heads for medical device, diagnostic, instrumentation and biopharmaceutical companies. He also recruits board members in all industries. 



He is frequently utilized by the media to offer commentary on topics related to executive search, with recent coverage in the Boston Business Journal, The New York Times, Executive Recruiter News, and other business publications.

Before joining Travis & Company, Mike was director of international sales and marketing for Media 100, a high-growth start-up manufacturer of digital video editing systems, where he built the company’s international sales channels from scratch. Earlier he worked at Data Translation, a publicly-traded manufacturer of computing products for scientific and engineering applications, where he held a variety of sales and marketing positions including director of product marketing for the image processing business unit. 





Mike is an active member of MassMEDIC, the MIT Enterprise Forum, where he serves on the Steering Committee of the Life Sciences SIG, the HR Leadership Forum, and the WPI Venture Forum, where he participates in the Program Committee and has moderated several programs on building management teams for start-ups.

Mike graduated in 1984 from Haverford College with a BA in history, and earned an MA in history at the University of Chicago.

Mike lives in Newton, Massachusetts with his wife Renee and two children.

Mike can be reached at (978) 878-3232, ext. 112, or by email at mtravis@travisandco.com.

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  • “Mike took the time to understand our needs which translated into a highly focused and successful process.”

    Dr. Jim Biondi
    President & CEO
    Cardiopulmonary Corporation

    “Mike very quickly grasped what we needed in a Vice President of Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance and exceeded our expectations with the speed and quality of candidates he presented to us.”

    Colleen Wilson
    Sr. Director, HR, OmniGuide

    “OmniGuide did a search with Travis and Company for a V.P. of RA/QA that exceeded my expectations for speed of completion and the quality of the candidates presented. Mike has a very effective process and I highly recommend him for search at this level.”
    Scott Flora
    President & CEO, OmniGuide

    “Most of all, Mike strives to understand our real needs, his team exhausts all avenues to find the very best talent, and doesn’t give up until he delivers a real impact to the business. In some ways he’s a part of the team, truly invested in making it a success.”

    Ben Bulkley
    President & CEO, Fluidnet

    “Mike does a very good job of listening. He understands me and ZOLL, and that allows him to figure out who’s going to thrive in our organization.”

    Richard Packer
    CEO
    ZOLL Medical Corporation

    “Mike Travis has completed several C-Level/Board searches for ZOLL Medical.  He has really taken the time to learn our company’s strategy and culture, which is crucial to ensuring a good fit.”

    Jonathan Rennert
    President
    ZOLL Medical Corporation

    “Working with Mike Travis exceeded all of my expectations.  He sourced excellent candidates which clearly demonstrated that he understood our business needs and our company culture.  He kept me informed of progress throughout the process and was thoroughly pro-active and trustworthy.  Mike’s open and honest nature is both refreshing and reassuring in an industry where integrity is paramount.”

    Barbara Willwerth
    Director of Human Resources
    Innovative Spinal Technologies.

    “Having had the opportunity to work with Mike on two searches now, Mike will unquestionably be my first call on the next recruiting project.  Mike does an outstanding job from start to closure.  He spends great detail on developing the right candidate profile as well as understanding a company’s culture to insure a mutual fit.  He ran a through, efficient and professional process.  And, most importantly, he identified and helped close the best candidate for the job.  Highly encourage anyone to consider Mike.”

    Tom Bassinger
    Managing Director
    Rockport Venture Partners

    The executive Mike Travis recruited has taken MDCI’s regulatory services business to new heights.

    William A. Morton
    President
    Medical Device Consultants, Inc.

    “We hired an outstanding executive who is exceeding our expectations. Mike Travis did a fantastic job.”

    Philipp Lang, MD, MBA
    CEO, President and Chairman
    ConforMIS