Robert E. Evanson is an American businessperson who has been at the helm of some of the largest companies in the United States.

Early life and education

Evanson was born September 12, 1936, in New York. He holds an MBA from New York Institute of Technology and a BBA from St. John's University.[1][2]

Career

From 2003 to 2008, he was a senior advisor to Apax Partners.[3] He retired in 2003 as the President of McGraw-Hill Education. Before joining McGraw-Hill, he was Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Harcourt (publisher), from 1985 – 1992.[4] He was also the Chairman and CEO of SeaWorld Entertainment.[5] In his early career, he held senior financial positions at Harper (publisher), Conrail, and Amtrak, and was a partner at Arthur Andersen.[6]

He served as a faculty member at Pace University. He also served on the board of Harcourt, the Association of American Publishers (as chairman), and The Princeton Review.[7] He also served on the board of universities such as Pace University, Western Governors University, NYIT, and Johns Hopkins University.[6][8][9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "The McGraw-Hill Companies Appoints Robert E. Evanson President Of Its Educational and Professional Publishing Group". Thefreelibrary.com.
  2. ↑ "Robert E. Evanson". Tribunedigital-orlandosentinel. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  3. ↑ "Entrepreneur Partners, L.P." Archived from the original on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  4. ↑ JOHNSON, GREG (24 August 1988). "Harcourt Brace Eliminates 150 Jobs at Sea World". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. ↑ McDowell, Edwin (19 June 1990). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Harcourt Appoints Officers And Plans a Consolidation". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Robert Evanson – Master of Science in Publishing Program". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  7. ↑ "InvestKit". Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  8. ↑ "Robert E. Evanson CPA". Businessweek.com.
  9. ↑ "Robert E. Evanson". Tribunedigital-orlandosentinel.
  10. ↑ "Princeton Review audit committee out of compliance with Nasdaq rules". Boston Business Journal. 27 June 2011.
  11. ↑ "Bredex bought by McGraw-Hill division". Nashville Business Journal.
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