Mike Boyer

About Mike Boyer

Mike Boyer is a skilled strategist and proven enterprise leader with more than 25 years of experience working in over 30 countries around the world.Leaders and colleagues describe Mike as bringing deep analysis, innovative solutions, clear communication, strategic breadth, and, most importantly, results to everything he does.Prior to founding Big Rock Strategy Advisors, Mike was Chief Operating Officer at Home Instead Inc, the world’s market leader in senior care. Mike led a $1 billion business unit comprised of more than 500 offices in 12 countries, employing over people, and providing more than 22 million hours of service to clients annually. Mike’s team at Home Instead produced high double-digit growth in every year of his tenure.Before joining Home Instead, Mike was Vice President of Strategic Communications for one of the largest human rights organizations in the world, where he built ground-breaking public policy advocacy campaigns.Beginning his career as a journalist, Mike became the youngest Senior Editor in the 40-year history of Foreign Policy magazine. In addition to Foreign Policy, Mike has written for publications including National Geographic, New Republic, Washington Monthly, and the Boston Globe, to name just a few. He was twice a Media Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.Mike has appeared on dozens of media outlets, including CBS News “Sunday Morning,” NPR’s “Talk of the Nation,” and CNN.After earning degrees from Colorado College and the London School of Economics, Mike lived and worked in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco. He currently lives and works in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife Holly, two kids, and the family dogs.

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer - North America

   Dovida North America

   Jan 2026 — Present · Omaha, NE, US

   The real work happens in homes—delivered by caregivers and local teams. My role is to serve and enable them: listen closely, remove obstacles, and build the conditions for consistently great care through clear priorities, simple systems, and the resources to do their best work. We are fundamentally a people business, so when we invest in those who serve, they can better support clients and families—and sustainable performance follows.As CEO of Dovida\'s operations in North America, I’m focused on building a scalable, high-integrity organization that grows responsibly while protecting what matters most: quality, trust, and the client and caregiver experience. We win by executing consistently, developing great leaders, and staying relentlessly close to the people we serve.

Education

• The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

  1999 — 2000

• Colorado College

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Philanthropy
• Policy Analysis
• Community Engagement
• Foreign Policy
• Messaging
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Thought Leadership
• Influence Building
• Strategic Partnerships
• Strategic Communications
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Editing
• New Practice Launch
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Problem Analysis
• Public Speaking
• Branding & Identity Marketing
• Leadership
• New Media
• Public Policy
• Media Engagement