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