Joseph A. Boshart

Joseph A. Boshart is President and Chief Executive Officer of Cross Country, Inc. Mr. Boshart joined Cross Country's predecessor as its President in January, 1993 and added the title of Chief Executive Officer in January 1994. Under Mr. Boshart's management and guidance, Cross Country has become one of the largest providers of healthcare staffing services in the U.S. He is responsible for acquiring businesses in order for Cross Country to offer clinical research staffing business, search and recruitment and education and training. These successful acquisitions not only vertically integrated the company into its hospital clients, it also offered its nurses alternative career opportunities thereby strengthening its relationships with its nurses. Additionally under his tenure, Cross Country more than doubled its size through its merger with TravCorps Corporation in 1999. Trained in finance, Mr. Boshart navigated Cross Country through a management buyout and ultimately a successful initial public offering in October 2001.

Prior to joining Cross Country, Inc., Mr. Boshart spent 14 years with W.R. Grace & Co., the last six as assistant to the chairman and CEO, a position which followed a career in the Business Development and Business Economics units of the company.

Mr. Boshart is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Michigan, Class of 1979.