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Donato J. Tramuto
BornJuly 1956 (age 68)
Dunkirk, New York
Education
Occupations
  • Top executive
  • Municipal officer
Years active1982–present
Title
Board member of
  • Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights[2]
  • Chairman of the Board - Cherish Health [3]
  • Health eVillages
  • BioIQ [3]
  • Zeel Health
  • Gento Health
  • Y2X Life Sciences
  • Gryphon Private Equity [3]
  • Boston University School of Public Health [3]
WebsiteDonatoTramuto.com
TramutoPorter Foundation

Donato J. Tramuto (born 1956) is an American healthcare executive, global health activist, author and former CEO of Tivity Health.[4][5] Tramuto is focused on addressing the social determinants of health.[6] In 2008, he founded an online service for drug detailing and sampling, Aptus Health (formerly Physicians Interactive), which by 2015 had a membership of 3 million healthcare practitioners.[7][8] He also founded The TramutoPorter Foundation and a nonprofit program, Health eVillages, to provide curated medical information to clinicians in remote areas.[9]

In 2013 he was elected to the board of healthcare firm Healthways Inc. after an activist shareholder threatened a proxy fight over its performance;[10] two years later he was appointed president and CEO.[11] He restructured the company and rebranded it as Tivity Health.[12][13]

Tramuto was elected to the Town of Ogunquit Board of Selectmen in 2006 and served two terms as chairman.[14]

Tramtuo is focused on addressing the social determinants of health and a new leadership model focused on Compassionate Leadership through his 2nd book, The Double Bottom Line: How Compassionate Leaders Captivate Hearts and Deliver Results[15]

Early life and education

At age 7 a middle-ear infection left Tramuto unable to hear or speak clearly. Ten years later a surgical operation restored some but not all of his hearing and fluency.[16][17]

Tramuto attended Wadhams Hall Seminary-College from 1975 to 1979, graduating with a B.A. degree in philosophy. He then studied healthcare marketing at the State University of New York–Buffalo for two years.[18][19]

Business career

Tramuto taught for a semester at Gannon, a Roman Catholic diocesan university, before making a career change to pharmaceutical marketing at Marion Laboratories.[20]

From 1982 to 1990 Tramuto worked at Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, becoming district manager. He then was hired by Caremark as its vice president for Disease Management Marketing and general manager of its Home Healthcare business unit.[21] He spent four years advocating and directing the development of the company's first AIDS management program.[22]

In 1998 Tramuto co-founded Protocare, Inc., a drug development firm with a healthcare-services consulting division.[21] In 2002 he sold one part to Radiant Research and the other to Constella Health Strategies, which was integrated into UnitedHealth Group a year later.[19][23] From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Tramuto was chief executive officer of i3, a global pharmaceutical services company that, prior to its sale to inVentiv Health, Inc. in 2011, was part of Ingenix (a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated).[24]

From 2006 to 2008, Tramuto served as president of the Physicians Interactive Division of Allscripts.[24]

In 2008 Tramuto founded Physicians Interactive Holdings, which provided mobile and Web-based medical reference tools, electronic drug sampling, and interactive education to the healthcare industry. Venture capital was supplied by Perseus, a private equity firm.[25] The company's proprietary technology could be used to transmit a patient's medical data to a physician through a handheld device. After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, physicians there used it to communicate with medical experts in the U.S.[26]

In 2013 Perseus sold the company to Merck, with Tramuto remaining in place as CEO.[25]

In May 2013 Tramuto was elected to serve as an outside director of health-and-wellness company Healthways Inc.; its shareholders had voted to declassify its staggered board of directors after the New York State Common Retirement Fund claimed that the directors had entrenched themselves.[27] He was appointed chairman a year later.[28] In 2015 the company announced his appointment as president and CEO,[11][21] passing over a corporate officer who had applied for the job.[29]

In July 2016 Tramuto sold Healthways' unprofitable population-health business, along with its brand name, to allow the company to focus on its fitness and rehabilitation programs, under a new name ("Tivity Health").[12][13]

In March 2019, Tivity Health announced the completion of its acquisition of Nutrisystem, Inc., a leading provider of weight management products and services.[30][31]

In February 2020, Tramuto stepped down as CEO of Tivity Health.[32]

Philanthropy and boards

In 2001, Tramuto founded the TramutoPorter Foundation in memory of two close friends and their son who lost their lives aboard flight 175 on September 11. The foundation provides scholarships to underprivileged students, as well as providing grants to empower organizations whose single mission it is to better the lives of others.[33][34]

In 2011, Tramuto established a nonprofit, Health eVillages, to distribute handheld devices loaded with medical reference materials to healthcare workers in remote regions of the world.[35] In 2014 the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights gave him an RFK Ripple of Hope award for his charitable work in the global healthcare field.[5][9]

In 2016 Tramuto wrote a memoir, Life’s Bulldozer Moments: How Adversity Leads to Success in Life and Business, about obstacles he had encountered in early life and traumatic events that had caused him to feel survivor guilt; he said that these experiences ("life's bulldozer moments") motivated him to succeed in business and do charitable work.[36]

In December 2018, the TramutoPorter Foundation Donated $1 Million to Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights to Launch Workplace Dignity and Inclusion Initiative.[37]

Tramuto serves on the board of the TramutoPorter Foundation, Health eVillages, Robert F Kennedy Human Rights, Robert F Kennedy Europe where he serves as co-chairman. He serves as chairman of the Cherish Health Board. He is on the advisory board of Boston University School of Public Health, Gryphon Private Equity, Y2X Life Sciences, Gento Health, Zeel Health, and chairs the executive advisory board for BioIQ.[38]

Additionally, in 2020 he was appointed Honorary Scholar in Residence at St. Joseph's College in Maine; Executive in Residence at Promerica Health, Tidesmart Health, Concierge Health, Skyscape and Sharecare.[39][40]

Political activities

Tramuto was elected to the Town of Ogunquit's board of selectmen in 2006 on a write-in campaign. He served two three-year terms. While chairman (2007–12), he represented the town to the governor of Maine on issues related to education and health.[20][41] In 2010 the governor appointed him to the State of Maine Economic Growth Council, which develops and evaluates the state's long-term economic growth plan.[26][42]

Books

  • Tramtuo, Donato (2022). The Double Bottom Line: How Compassionate Leaders Captivate Hearts and Deliver Results. Tami Booth Corwin. Fast Company Press. ISBN 978-1-63908-004-5.
  • Tramuto, Donato (2016). Life's Bulldozer Moments: How Adversity Leads to Success in Life and Business. With Chris Black. Hamilton Books. ISBN 978-0-7618-6855-2.
  • Tramuto, Donato (2016). Quando la vita ti ha asfaltato: Come le avversità conducono al successo nella vita e nel lavoro [Life's Bulldozer Moments: How Adversity Leads to Success in Life and Business]. With Chris Black. Hamilton Books. ISBN 978-88-6550-690-5.

Awards and honors

RFK Ripple of Hope Award[43]

RFK Embracing the Legacy Award [44]

Red Jacket Award [45]

H.I.T Men and Women Award[46]

Named a Health Care Hero by the Nashville Business Journal [47]

Named by the Boston Globe as one of the 12 Most Innovative People in Massachusetts[48]

Named a Most Admired CEO by the Nashville Business Journal [49]

Received an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters from University of Massachusetts Lowell [50]

Received an honorary doctorate of Science from Thomas Jefferson University [51]

Received an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters from Lasell College [52]

Received an honorary doctorate of Public Service from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine[53]

Received an honorary doctorate of Laws from Regis College of Boston, Massachusetts[54]

References

  1. ^ "Donato Tramuto Chief Executive Officer, Tivity Health Inc". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Wakefield, Cindy (2016-07-22). "Healthways CEO and Health eVillages Founder Donato J. Tramuto Appointed to Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Board of Directors". GlobalNewsWire. Retrieved February 10, 2018. Donato J. Tramuto has been appointed to the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFK Human Rights) Board of Directors
  3. ^ a b c d "Donato Tramuto". The Marque. Retrieved November 4, 2021. Cherish Health Chairman of the Board, 2020 - Present, Cambridge, MA, USA
  4. ^ Sichko, Adam (19 February 2020). "CEO out amid shakeup at Franklin health care company". Nashville Business Journal.
  5. ^ a b Chozick, Amy (18 December 2014). "Political Dynasties, Past and Present". New York Times. p. E14. Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Glassberg, Julie (18 December 2014). A Crowd Only the Kennedys Could Draw (slide 17). New York Times. Seated nearby were Tony Bennett and the global health activist Donato Tramuto, who both also accepted R.F.K. honors... Donato Tramuto received the Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope award from Ethel Kennedy.
  6. ^ "US should invest in well-being of seniors living in rural areas". The Tennessean. August 9, 2019.
  7. ^ "ELITE Transformational Leader Donato Tramuto of Physicians Interactive". Feature. PM360. Queens, N.Y. 19 May 2005. At Caremark ... in the 1980s he championed the development of the first national disease management program for HIV/AIDS... Physicians Interactive has registered more than three million healthcare professionals worldwide in its user network...
  8. ^ "Company Overview of Aptus Health, Inc". Bloomberg L.P. February 23, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Gallagher, Noel (17 December 2014). "Former Ogunquit Selectman Gets Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award". Portland Press Herald. p. 2. Tramuto ... is chief executive officer and chairman of Physicians Interactive... The site is used by 3.5 million physicians... The TramutoPorter Foundation ... has a goal of giving away $1 million by 2015... Tramuto created Health eVillages in 2011 in partnership with the Robert F. Kennedy Center...
  10. ^ Kennedy, Eleanor (7 August 2015). "New CEO Not a Big Shakeup for Healthways". Nashville Business Journal. Healthways ... named Donato Tramuto its new president and CEO... Tramuto has served on the board of Healthways for two years and as board chairman for one. He got the latter position as part of a compromise with ... a Boston-based fund that had pushed for [CEO] Leedle's ouster.  See generally Solomon, Steven (26 November 2014). "A Defense against Hostile Takeover Attempts Develops a Downside". New York Times. p. B5. Healthways ... entered into a 'dead hand' poison put... Shareholders sued the Healthways directors and their bank ... claiming it chilled shareholders' ability to replace directors. A Delaware court agreed... With a bank potentially liable, poison puts linked to any director changes are likely to fade away.
  11. ^ a b Kennedy, Eleanor (30 October 2015). "New Healthways CEO: Performance Has Been 'Unacceptable', Company 'Suffered from a Lack of Focus'". Nashville Business Journal. Tramuto ... briefed analysts on the beleaguered company's plans to restructure, cut costs and turn the well-being giant around. Healthways ... has spent the better part of three years ... coping with the rough financial performance noted by Tramuto.
  12. ^ a b Fletcher, Holly (28 July 2016). "Healthways to Sell Division, Brand to Sharecare in Major Corporate Shake-Up". Tennessean. Healthways has reached an agreement to sell a key division — as well as its name and brand — to Atlanta-based digital health company Sharecare... Tramuto ... will be CEO of the smaller company and will join Sharecare's board.
  13. ^ a b Fletcher, Holly (10 January 2017). "Healthways Rebrands as Tivity Health". Tennessean.
  14. ^ Murphy, Edward (October 2, 2011). "Work Inspired by 9/11 Recognized". Portland Press Herald. Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Tramuto ... is chairman of the Board of Selectmen... His company announced the Health eVillages initiative, which will work with the Kennedy Center to donate iPhones and iPads to doctors and nurses working in remote areas... The devices will be loaded with medical reference materials, he said...
  15. ^ "Donato Tramuto, RFK Human Rights Board Member, Business Leader, Author". Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation. Retrieved November 4, 2021. A proponent of lifeling learning, Tramuto holds honorary doctorates from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Thomas Jefferson University, Lasell College and Saint Joseph's College, and is the author of Life's Bulldozer Moments: How Adversity Leads to Success in Life and Business. Tramuto's 2nd book, The Double Bottom Line, How Compassionate Leaders Captivate Hearts and Deliver Results, will be released on February 1st, 2022.
  16. ^ Grom, Tara (July–August 2014). "Red Jacket Awards". PharmaVOICE. Tramuto ... experienc[ed] severe hearing loss as a child... 'I lost my hearing at age 7... Even today, wearing hearing aids, ... every conversation is challenging.'
  17. ^ Pepin, Carl (17 December 2014). "Tramuto Receives Ripple of Hope Award". Seacoastonline. Portsmouth, N.H. Donato Tramuto suffered an infection at the age of 8 that resulted in profound hearing loss and a speech impediment... A medical procedure allowed Tramuto to regain most of his hearing by the age of 18...
  18. ^ Kennedy, Eleanor (14 August 2015). "Healthways: The Next Chapter". Nashville Business Journal. Board chairman Donato Tramuto would become president and CEO of beleaguered Franklin-based Healthways... Bachelor of arts, philosophy/psychology, Wadham's Hall Seminary College, 1979...
  19. ^ a b Bartlett, Jessica (19 September 2014). "Executive Profile: Donato Tramuto of Physicians Interactive". Boston Business Journal. At the age of 7, Donato Tramuto ... found that the world was suddenly muffled... His speech slipped into that of a 2-year-old. It took 10 years and seven surgeries before he could finally hear again... After a brief time in the seminary profession ... he dedicated himself to health care.
  20. ^ a b Grom, Taren, ed. (July–August 2009). "The Commanders & Chiefs: Donato Tramuto" (PDF). PharmaVOICE. pp. 3–4. Grom, Taren, ed. (July–August 2012). "The Commanders & Chiefs". PharmaVOICE.
  21. ^ a b c Healthways, Inc. (7 August 2015). "Form 8–K" (Filing). Securities & Exchange Comm’n.
  22. ^ "LeVar Burton to Receive Honorary Degree at UMass Lowell Commencement; Head of Physicians Interactive Also Added to Those Being Recognized Next Week" (Press release). UMass Lowell. May 8, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-27. Tramuto was also previously with Caremark, where he championed the development of the company's national disease management program for HIV/AIDS...
  23. ^ Alaris Medical Systems, Inc. (28 May 2004). "Schedule 14D-9" (Filing). Securities & Exchange Comm’n.
  24. ^ a b "Tramuto, Donato". Reuters. February 15, 2019.
  25. ^ a b Wursthorn, Michael (7 August 2013). "Perseus Sells Physicians Interactive to Merck Fund". Dow Jones. LBO Wire. Archived from the original on 2015-09-27. The Reading, Mass., company said ... it will remain a stand-alone business with founding Chief Executive Donato Tramuto staying on board. 'Not much will change,' said Mr. Tramuto... 'We'll still have our own independence...'
  26. ^ a b Sullivan, Casey (23 December 2010). "Ogunquit's Donato Tramuto Appointed to the Robert F. Kennedy Leadership Council". Seacoastonline. Portsmouth, N.H. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Tramuto ... was appointed ... to serve on the Robert F. Kennedy Leadership Council... A former chairman of the council ... said the cutting-edge technology behind Tramuto's company has helped doctors quickly treat earthquake victims in Haiti by creating digital communication between on-scene physicians and medical professionals in the United States.
  27. ^ De Lombaerde, Geert (19 April 2013). "Longtime Healthways Director Retiring; Boss of Health Info Provider Nominated". Nashville Post. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Nominated to take O'Neil's place is Donato Tramuto, co-founder and CEO of ... Physicians Interactive Holdings, a marketer of online health care information and software and medication samples... Healthways' ... plan means each director candidate will after the spring of 2015 stand for re-election each year.  See generally De Lombaerde, Geert (19 November 2012). "Healthways to Declassify Board: Move Follows Shareholders' Overwhelming May Vote". Nashville Post. The New York State Common Retirement Fund's proposal ... said, 'A staggered board has been found to be one of six entrenching mechanisms that are associated with lower firm valuation.'
  28. ^ Kennedy, Eleanor (28 February 2014). "Activist Investor Seeks Board Spots at Healthways". Nashville Business Journal. Healthways has taken the first step of its compromise with activist investor North Tide Capital, naming board member Donato Tramuto board chairman to replace resigning chair John Ballantine.
  29. ^ De Lombaerde, Geert (25 August 2015). "Former Healthways COO Wants $3M+ over Firing". Nashville Post. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Things started going south on Aug. 4, when then-Chairman Donato Tramuto called Michela to tell him he would not be CEO and that Tramuto himself would take the top spot come Nov. 1.
  30. ^ Eric Snyder (March 8, 2019). "Franklin firm completes $1.3B deal for Nutrisystem". Nashville Business Journal. Franklin-based Tivity Health Inc. has completed its $1.3 billion acquisition of Nutrisystem.
  31. ^ Charley Grant (May 10, 2019). "Watch This Fitness Stock Flex". The Wall Street Journal. Tivity, which specializes in fitness and health programs for seniors, recently acquired diet-management company Nutrisystem for $1.3 billion in cash and stock.
  32. ^ "Tivity Health Announces Departure of CEO Donato J. Tramuto and Appoints Healthcare Veteran as Interim CEO". PRNewswire. February 19, 2020. Tivity Health® (Nasdaq: TVTY), a leading provider of fitness, nutrition and social engagement solutions, today announced that Donato J. Tramuto will depart as Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and resign from the Board, effective immediately.
  33. ^ "Work inspired by 9/11 recognized". Press Herald. October 2, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  34. ^ "Tramuto Foundation celebration tallies record donations". Sea Coast News. 2016-10-25. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  35. ^ Keene, Cindy (20 May 2012). "Digital Lifeline for Developing Nations". Boston Globe. p. 16. Archived from the original on 2015-04-05. Tramuto … began in Haiti after an earthquake two years ago. A dozen mobile devices were brought there. Physicians who previously guessed about drug dosing had an automated guide... Tramuto founded the nonprofit Health eVillages to carry the mission around the world.
  36. ^ Watson, Stephen (23 December 2016). "Toothache Saved Dunkirk Native on 9/11; He's Spent Years Giving Back". Buffalo News. Archived from the original on 2016-12-24. He says in the book that the obstacles he's encountered, and the tragedies endured by those close to him, have motivated him to do well and to do good.
  37. ^ "Tramuto Foundation donates $1 Million to RFK Human Rights". Observer Today. December 16, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2019. During last week's Ripple of Hope Gala, Tramuto pledged $1 million to support the development and implementation of a groundbreaking national initiative to institute and nurture workplace dignity and inclusion
  38. ^ "Healthways CEO appointed to Kennedy Human Rights board". Nashville Post. July 29, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2019. In 2012, Tramuto was appointed to the board of RFK Human Rights Europe because of his experience in leadership of global health.
  39. ^ Jim Dlugos (August 31, 2020). "President announces new Honorary Scholar-in-Residence: Donato Tramuto". St Joseph's College of Maine. Retrieved November 15, 2020. It is with great pleasure that I introduce you to Saint Joseph's first Honorary Scholar-in-Residence, Donato Tramuto.
  40. ^ "Donato Tramuto Joins Promerica Health As Chairman in Residence". CISION PR Newswire. August 18, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020. Promerica Health announced today that noted health care executive Donato Tramuto has joined the organization as Chairman in Residence.
  41. ^ Kanak, Jim (8 January 2009). "Movers and Shakers '08: Ogunquit's Donato Tramuto a 'Multi-Tasker Extraordinaire'". Seacoastonline. Portsmouth, N.H. He also ... oversees a charitable foundation and serves as chairman of the town's Board of Selectmen...
  42. ^ Kmack, Mike (3 January 2011). "Ogunquit Businessman Lends Expertise to State, Global Challenges". WCSH6.com. Portland, Me. Gov. John Baldacci appointed Tramuto to the Maine Economic Growth Council in December.
  43. ^ Gallagher, Noel (2014-12-16). "Former Ogunquit selectman gets Kennedy Ripple of Hope award". Press Herald. Retrieved February 10, 2018. Donato Tramuto, a former Ogunquit selectman, received the Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award on Tuesday night...
  44. ^ Sauber, Elaina (2017-06-06). "Franklin company CEO to be honored with RFK award". Tennessean. Retrieved February 11, 2018. The CEO of a Franklin-based health services company will be honored by the Robert F. Kennedy Children's Action Corps with its Embracing the Legacy Award...
  45. ^ Boivin, Tim (2014-08-04). ""Physicians Interactive Chairman and CEO Donato Tramuto to Receive Inaugural "PharmaVOICE Magazine" Red Jacket Award"". PR Newswire. Retrieved February 11, 2018. Donato Tramuto, the CEO and Chairman of Physicians Interactive Inc. (PI), has been selected as an inaugural recipient of the Red Jacket Award...
  46. ^ "donato tramuto". Healthcare Businesswoman's association. Retrieved February 11, 2018. In 2013, he received the Healthcare IT News H.I.T. Men & Woman Award in the Innovators category
  47. ^ Nash, Alison (2017-08-28). "Health Care Heroes: Donato Tramuto". Nashville Business Journal. Retrieved February 11, 2018. After serving as Chairman of the Board, in 2015 Donato Tramuto was named CEO Tivity Health...
  48. ^ Keene, Cindy (2012-05-20). "The most innovative people in Massachusetts". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 11, 2018. For veteran health care entrepreneur Donato Tramuto, it was clear that mobile devices could be a valuable tool
  49. ^ "2018 Most Admired CEOs and their companies". Nashville Business Journal. November 9, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  50. ^ "Dunkirk native Donato Tramuto named SUNY Fredonia Commencement speaker". The Observer. April 22, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2018. In 2015, he received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the College of Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell
  51. ^ "Tramuto honored to give commencement speeches". Seacoastonline. May 17, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2018. Tramuto will also receive an Honorary Doctorate degree in Science for his years work to integrate the newest innovations in a coordinated effort to make a healthier world for all.
  52. ^ "Donato Tramuto To Deliver Lasell College 2018 Commencement Address". Lasell College. March 13, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018. Tramuto will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Lasell.
  53. ^ Julie Harris (May 7, 2019). "Here are the details for all the college graduation ceremonies scheduled for Maine this weekend". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved June 10, 2019. Donato J. Tramuto,...will speak at the 2019 Commencement of Saint Joseph's College in Standish...as well as receive an honorary degree.
  54. ^ "Health Care Activist and Author Donato J. Tramuto to give Regis College Commencement Address". Regis College. March 22, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022. Tramuto will also receive an honorary degree in recognition of his commitment to cutting-edge approaches to health care access for marginalized people.
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