A proven record

With more than 40 years in business and hundreds of executive placements we pride ourselves on successfully assisting our clients find the best talent for their organizations.

Mike's experience

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.

The media including the Boston Business Journal and The New York Times frequently utilizes Mike to offer commentary on topics related to executive search.

Mike is an active member of MassMEDIC and a former committee chair at the MIT Enterprise Forum. He's also involved with not for profit organizations cancer and food insecurity, including Family Reach, which addresses the financial burden of a cancer diagnosis, where he sits on the National Advisory Board, and the Greater Boston Food Bank, where he's an Emeritus Board Member.

A history of recruitment

Travis & Company's roots in recruitment run deep

1978

John Travis starts Travis & Company.

Bitten by the entrepreneurial bug, John left his career as a life sciences industry veteran to open Travis & Company.

1995

Mike Travis joins Travis & Company.

Father and son worked together for ten years until John retired in 2005. John passed away in 2015.
 

Today

Travis & Company ranks among the best in the life sciences industry.

Recognized and hired by many of the world's top life science companies.

Our expertise

Travis & Company specializes in the following:

Industries:

  • MEDICAL DEVICES
  • DIAGNOSTICS
  • INSTRUMENTATION
  • DRUG DISCOVERY TOOLS

Functions:

  • CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
  • BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  • DIVISIONAL GENERAL MANAGER
  • CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
  • CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
  • VP OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
  • VP OF MARKETING
  • VP OF SALES
  • VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
  • VP OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS AND QUALITY
  • VP OF CLINICAL AFFAIRS
  • VP OF MANUFACTURING

Case studies

Want to take a deeper dive into how we recruit top executive talent? Here are a few examples detailing how we helped our clients.

Our Clients

We've worked with many world-class life science companies around the globe. Here is a listing of many of the clients we've worked with over the years...

Trusted Partners

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Words
of Praise

Our CEO search was the easiest and most straightforward I’ve ever been involved with.

— Bob Stockman, Chairman of the Board, Protein Technologies, Inc.