Robert E. Evanson

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

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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 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]

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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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