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Steven L. Evans


Steve Evans retired from IBM in the fall of 2003, with over 30 years of Sales, Operations, Marketing, and Executive experience . During his career, he developed a wealth of knowledge and successful business practices from working with small, medium, and large enterprises throughout North America in the Government, Health, and Education industries.

After graduating from the University of Michigan, Steve played in the St. Louis Cardinal Baseball organization for six years before joining IBM. In 1986, he and his family moved to Tallahassee, Florida where he assumed responsibility for IBM’s Public Sector Industry and served as Senior State Executive for IBM. In 1997, he became IBM's Vice President of Marketing and Sales for North America and its Global Education division, while maintaining responsibility as IBM's Senior State Executive until his retirement.

In addition to serving local, state, and national organizations on their boards, Steve has served as Florida TaxWatch′s Immediate Past Chair and currently serves as its Chief Operating Officer.

Steve and his wife, Linda, live in Tallahassee and have two grown children (Chip and Stephanie).