Evan Sharp

Board Chair 

Evan Sharp is a leader in the Customer Activation and Growth Practice at Russell Reynolds Associates and advises clients across sectors. He works with leading organizations across consumer products and services, retail, leisure and hospitality, industrial, healthcare and more. Evan has recruited and consulted for clients on a range of growth-oriented roles and leadership challenges related to marketing, sales and business development, merchandising, strategy and operations and technology. He is also a member of the firm's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisory Practice. ​

Prior to joining Russell Reynolds Associates, Evan worked in management consulting and financial services. At Accenture, he advised technology and communications clients on their strategic and operational challenges. Prior to Accenture, Evan was in the Wealth Management Group at Goldman Sachs, where he was responsible for analyzing high-net-worth client portfolios, supporting business development initiatives and advising clients on their investment needs.​

Evan earned a BSBA in finance and accounting from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA with concentrations in management and organizations, entrepreneurship and marketing from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. 

Why are you a Board member at CICS?

My "why" is because every student deserves a high quality education, a safe learning environment in which to thrive and a community of family and friends that will uplift them.