Foundation names new board chair, adds members for next growth phase

Jim Travers is a senior technology executive who built high-growth technology companies in the public and private sectors during his 35-year career.

By Business Observer Staff
| 12:56 p.m. September 23, 2019
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Courtesy. Mike Martella, the Van Wezel Foundationâ€™s immediate past board chair and current vice-chairman, passes the gavel to the foundationâ€™s newly elected chair, Jim Travers.

Manatee-Sarasota

SARASOTA — The Van Wezel Foundation has expanded its board of directors and elected Jim Travers as its new chairman.

Travers is a senior technology executive who built high-growth technology companies in the public and private sectors over the course of his 35-year career, according to a press release. Most recently, Travers served as chairman and CEO of Fleetmatics Inc., a global software service company that was purchased by Verizon in 2016. He remains active with emerging technology companies, working with private equity partners as an investor and board member.