Travis Sheridan is the president of the CIC Venture Café Global Institute. A frequent speaker, he is passionate about entrepreneurship as a driver for economic development and believes innovation is a process to improve the human condition. Travis was appointed to the board of the St Louis Economic Development Partnership by Mayor Krewson and serves on the board of the Laumeier Sculpture Park. Travis and his wife Gina, live in Old North St. Louis and are building the city’s first home out of shipping containers and share a deep commitment to supporting local artists.