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Bruce R. Evans (born c. 1959) is an American venture capitalist, corporate director and philanthropist. He is a former managing director of Summit Partners [1] and the Chairman of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust.[2]
Early life
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Bruce R. Evans was born circa 1959 in West Virginia .[3] [4] He was educated at the Huntington High School in Huntington, West Virginia .[5] He graduated from Vanderbilt University , where he earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and economics in 1981.[6] [7] [8] He earned a master's in business administration from the Harvard Business School .[3] [7] [8]
Career
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Evans began his career as a salesman for IBM in Louisville, Kentucky .[7] Since 1986, he has been at Summit Partners, where he is managing director and chair of the board of managers.[3] [7]
Evans served on the boards of directors of Fleetcor from 2002 to 2014.[9] He was also a board member of the National Venture Capital Association .[6] He serves on the board of Analog Devices ,[9] Casa Systems,[10] Fuze ,[11] and Masternaut .[7]
Philanthropy
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Evans joined the board of trust of his alma mater, Vanderbilt University, in 2009; he succeeded Mark Dalton as its chairman in 2017.[6] [12] He has donated $1 million to the university, and $400,000 to the Harvard Business School.[8] Via the Evans Family Foundation, Evans has also made charitable contributions to Boston College , Bowdoin College , Miami University , and the Roxbury Latin School .[8] In 2018, Evans and his wife Bridgitt, announced they are committing $20 million to help support Vanderbilt University initiatives focused on the undergraduate living-learning experience, as well as leadership positions in the School of Engineering.[13] [14]
Personal life
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Evans is married to Bridgitt Bertram, an HBS alumna and contemporary art collector.[8] [15] They have four children.[5] [15] They reside in Boston,[12] and they own another property in Telluride, Colorado .[4]
References
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^ "Members" . Board of Trust . Retrieved 2017-12-02 .
^ a b c "Company Overview of Summit Partners LLP: Bruce R. Evans" . Bloomberg . Retrieved August 27, 2017 .
^ a b "The Midas List: #42 Bruce R. Evans" . Forbes . January 29, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2017 .
^ a b "Business leaders to join Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni" . Vanderbilt University School of Engineering . Vanderbilt University. January 30, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2017 .
^ a b c "Vanderbilt taps board chair, vice chair" . The Nashville Post . April 22, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2017 .
^ a b c d e "Bruce R. Evans" . Summit Partners . Retrieved August 27, 2017 .
^ a b c d e "Bruce R. Evans" . Inside Philanthropy . Retrieved August 27, 2017 .
^ a b "Board of Directors" . Analog Devices . Retrieved August 27, 2017 .
^ "Leadership: Board of Directors" . Casa Systems . Retrieved August 27, 2017 .
^ "Board of Directors" . Fuze . Retrieved August 27, 2017 .
^ a b "Board of Trust" . Vanderbilt University . Retrieved August 27, 2017 .
^ Hall, Heidi. "Vanderbilt board chairman commits $20 million gift to bolster undergraduate residential experience, engineering leadership" . Vanderbilt University . Retrieved 2019-02-22 .
^ Center, Foundation. "$20 Million Pledged to Vanderbilt for Residential College, Engineering" . Philanthropy News Digest (PND) . Retrieved 2019-02-22 .
^ a b "THE ART OF EFFECTING CHANGE" . Alumni Stories . Harvard Business School. June 13, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2017 .
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