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Matt Evans
Founder of Julius Education
New York, New York
Overview
Matt Evans is the CEO and Co-Founder of Julius, a successful e-commerce start-up based in New York City. With a background in senior leadership roles at companies like Pearson and experience as a venture partner, he has a proven track record of building and scaling businesses across various sectors.
Highlights of Matt's career include co-founding Imagine H2O and serving as a board member, as well as leading Julius Education to success as its CEO and Co-Founder.
Work Experience
CEO & Co-Founder
2020 - Current
Julius provides data driven talent solutions for the future of energy. Through the power of AI and data, we’re making sense of the energy labor market, building better learner experiences, and connecting job seekers to relevant jobs and career pathways.
Julius Education is a career0 path platform that provides accelerator programmes and hires training programmes.
Raised $100,000.00 from Right Side Capital Management.
Co-Founder and Board Member
2007
Leading global water technology accelerator
Senior Vice President - Online Learning Services
2017 - 2020
Responsible for leading and driving growth for Pearson’s Online Learning division across: P&L management, renewals, business expansion, client executive/C-suite relationships, and new models of innovation. Led all business units throughout North America (Toronto, Orlando, Chicago, and Phoenix) and founded business unit in Shanghai, China (designed & launched program, recruited & managed local team). Led strategic planning for division's higher education portfolio future state.
Vice President - Corporate Finance & Strategic Development
2013 - 2017
NY Corporate Finance & Strategic Development team for Pearson leads all acquisition, disposal, joint venture, and venture investment activities for North America and Latin America.
Board
2008 - 2014
Big Fish is the world’s largest producer of casual games for mobile & PC platforms (e-commerce), delivering entertainment to millions of consumers every day in more than 150 countries. Sold to Churchill Downs Inc. for $885mm in December 2014.
With 20 years of game development & publishing experience, Big Fish is a leader in the biggest gaming categories in the world.
Raised $95,244,796.00 from Employee Stock Option Fund, General Catalyst, Balderton Capital and Salmon River Capital.
Venture Partner
2007 - 2013
Salmon River Capital is a specialized private equity and venture capital firm. Invested in leading growth companies in the education, e-commerce, and financial technology sectors, in partnership with management teams. Investments included: Big Fish Games, the world’s largest producer of casual games for mobile & PC platforms, delivering entertainment to millions of consumers every day in more than 150 countries; Parchment, the leading online transcript management provider to 7,400 high schools and postsecondary institutions; PeriGen, the leading provider of decision support solutions to hospitals’ OB departments; and Axioma, a leading provider of portfolio construction software to financial services firms.
Salmon River Capital is a specialized private equity and venture capital firm. They are both entrepreneurs and experienced venture
CEO and Co-Founder
2010 - 2012
Co-founded national e-commerce company providing up to 70% off the best products and services to moms and families. Acquired by Juice in the City in November 2011. Along with co-founder, set the vision and strategy for the business, and operated three product sites: New York City, Houston, and Nationwide. Team of 20 nationally. Featured in major media including: Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Crain's Business, and Parents.com.
National Director of Business Development
2003 - 2005
Led national expansion for education start-up honored as top-ranked social enterprise in the U.S. by Fast Company. Designed and executed nationwide process to select new school district partners resulting in three new city agreements: Memphis, Baltimore, and Oakland. Negotiated partnership agreements and managed relationships with key stakeholders including: superintendents, corporations, and government officials.
Assistant Vice President
1999 - 2003
Member of Financial Institutions Group (Investment Banking) and Corporate Strategy Group. M&A transactions included: First Union Corp.’s $13.8bn acquisition of Wachovia Corp. and ING Group’s $7.7bn acquisition of Aetna Financial Services.
The Rand Group is a San Francisco-based wealth management team led by Managing Director Daniella Rand.