Travis Hansen BIO
Travis founded Tesani Companies in 2013, which has founded Eddy, TIG, Lift Credit, Tech9, and Irvine and acquired multiple businesses. He co-founded a non-profit, Sunshine Heroes Foundation, with his wife LaRee in 2007. He played collegiate basketball for two schools: Utah Valley State College and Brigham Young University, where he earned the Defensive Player of the Year, All-District, and All-Conference Honors in basketball while at BYU. His junior high school, Orem Junior High, and his high school, Mountain View High School, retired his jersey number, #24. Hansen was the first player ever to be inducted into his high school's Hall of Fame.
He was drafted in 2003 with the 37th pick with LeBron James and Dwayne Wade and played in the NBA for the Atlanta Hawks. And later played ten seasons in the Euroleague for Tau Ceramica (Victoria, Spain), Dynamo, Khimki (Moscow, Russia), and Real Madrid (Madrid, Spain). His career achievements in basketball include 4x All-Euro Team & All-Euro Defensive Team, 2006 Copa Del Rey Champion, Two-time MWC Champion, 4x All-Russian Super League Team, and VTB United Champion in 2011. In September 2011, Travis retired from professional basketball. He Is the Author of “The Next Few Years Will Change Your Life”, a book published by Deseret Book, released in December of 2012.
Hansen’s business and civic achievements include recognition as BYU’s 2015 Young Alumni Distinguished Service Award, UVU’s distinguished Alumni in 2024, being named one of the most remarkable entrepreneurs by Utah Valley Magazine, Utah business named Tesani companies one of the best companies to work for 8 years in a row. Travis received a B.S. in Health Science from Brigham Young University and a certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University.
After serving an LDS mission to the Chile Santiago West mission, he married the former LaRee Merrell. He is the father of five children. Travis and his family are active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in which Hansen has served as a full-time missionary, high councilor, elders quorum president, bishop, and currently serving in a stake presidency.