President and CEO
Versiti | Milwaukee
Chris Miskel has led Milwaukee-based blood health organization Versiti since 2017. Under his leadership, Versiti has made a series of acquisitions, including life sciences consulting firm Pearl Pathways, specialty lab Quantigen, Missouri-based Ethical and Independent Review Services and Texas-based Cenetron Central Laboratories and Salus IRB. The organization also established a partnership with the Ohio State University, making Ohio the fifth state where it operates blood collection and distribution centers. Versiti reports more than $418 million in annual revenue and has more than 2,300 employees. Miskel serves on the board of his alma mater, Butler University, and on the Medical College of Wisconsin board.
Education: Bachelor’s, Butler University; MBA, Harvard Business School
If you could time travel: “My paternal grandmother died when my dad was two years old. It would be amazing to go back and spend time with her and learn more about her journey.”
One decision to do over: “After my time on the basketball team at Butler University, I passed on pursuing an overseas basketball career and took a safer path in the corporate world. In retrospect, it would have been great to delay that by a couple of years and try to make it as a professional athlete.”
Favorite Wisconsin destination: “Carnevor.” (restaurant in downtown Milwaukee)
What would you like to change about Wisconsin: “WIAA, please put a shot clock in high school basketball!”
