Mike Tognotti

Mike Tognotti is a prominent professional in the life sciences industry with extensive experience in executive search, sales, and marketing. As the Managing Partner and Founder of Raindance Partners, Inc. since January 2008, Tognotti has led the firm in building leadership teams for growth and venture-backed companies through advanced strategies and tools. Tognotti is also the Co-Founder of VivaHire since August 2016 and served on the Advisory Board of Active Life Scientific, Inc. from May 2012 to January 2017. Previous roles include Vice President of Sales and Marketing at CombiMatrix, Western Regional Sales Manager at Illumina, and Western Regional Manager at QIAGEN. Tognotti began professional endeavors as a Life Science Specialist at Fisher Scientific. Tognotti holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Arizona.