Travis Thorne serves as the Vice President of Family at the Georgia Center for Opportunity (GCO), where he leads family-focused initiatives that strengthen parents, support children, and help families build pathways toward lasting opportunity. His work is grounded in the conviction that strong families are essential to human flourishing and long-term community transformation.

Travis is an expert in parent empowerment, family formation, and relational program development. He focuses on building relationships with people and organizations to help parents uncover new pathways for growth while developing practical, scalable initiatives that equip parents as the primary leaders in their children’s lives.

Travis brings more than 20 years of experience in consultative sales, leadership, and relationship management through roles at First Data/Fiserv, IBM, and HSBC. Throughout his corporate career, Travis built trusted partnerships, led complex initiatives, and delivered results in highly regulated, performance-driven environments. These experiences now inform his strategic and operational approach to family-centered work.

Alongside his professional career, Travis has spent many years serving in ministry, with a focus on family and men’s small groups. His ministry work emphasizes relational leadership and equipping individuals to strengthen their households and build foundations that endure across generations.

A Georgia native who grew up in Jonesboro, Travis earned a business degree from Emory University, with a minor in religion.

Travis has been married for over 20 years and is the proud father of two sons and one daughter. Outside of work, he enjoys sports, reading, coaching, and staying active.

Travis’s passion for GCO’s mission is rooted in his upbringing. His mother’s 30-year career in education and his father’s life as a blue-collar tradesman shaped his belief in the dignity of work, the power of education, and the importance of strong families.