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Eric Neef

Eric Neef

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Passion for Culture

A passionate leader who believes in putting evolv Team Members first so they can put our clients’ best interests in the forefront of their thoughts and actions.  Eric doesn’t believe in ‘creating culture;’ he believes in having the right Team Members at evolv where the culture organically develops.  Eric brings a relationship-first approach to the evolv team and his clients.  Previously having served in leadership at Slalom Consulting and client delivery roles with Cap Gemini, Ernst & Young and others, Eric is focused on creating and refining the vision for evolv through attracting the best Team Members to live out our values, as well creating the right relationships with clients and partnerships for evolv’s long term sustainability. 

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Mike Bogda

Mike Bogda

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer

Passion for Consulting

Mike leads client advocacy, strategy, and solution development and delivery for evolv.  He and his team consult with our clients on improving their businesses, growing their teams, and adding value to their work lives.  He is a long-term relationship-oriented leader with 25 years of strategic portfolio and account leadership, program and product management, process and technology integration, and organizational effectiveness and change management.  Mike’s career roots include Accenture, ABA, and Slalom Consulting, where he led the Markets team prior to co-founding evolv with Eric.

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Greg Taylor

Greg Taylor

Chief Innovation Officer

Passion for Growth

Coming to evolv with a growth and servant leader mindset, Greg brings his 20+ years of business and technology consulting experience as evolv looks to continue its rapid expansion. Greg’s focus on helping organizations and individuals achieve their next level goals and aspirations continues to be his number one focus. He believes that empowering others is the fastest path to achieving mutually aligned goals. Greg will continue leading the development and expansion of evolv’s technical consulting capabilities with a focus on cloud first technologies and platforms. Greg comes to evolv after a decade of building multiple teams at Slalom Consulting and previously Hitachi Consulting.

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Trisha Arnold

Chief Talent Officer

Passion for People

Dynamic and motivated Talent Acquisition Leader with a proven record of building strong and dynamic teams of subject matter experts that exemplify our core values. Expertise in growing and managing talent acquisition processes from beginning to end, attracting and retaining top talent, and creating cross functional teams that are able to exceed the needs of business partners and clients. Trisha has extensive experience with both strategic and volume recruiting within multiple industries; specifically hiring 5-to-20 high performing individuals, ranging in technical/professional experience, on a weekly basis when needed. Her transparency and problem-solving skills allow evolv to maintain a culture centered around our Team Members.

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Trent Foley

Chief Technology Officer

Passion for Excellence

Building on 20 years of experience as a technology leader and consultant, Trent has delivered innovative and high-impact solutions in the finance, healthcare, and defense industries.  He brings a cloud-first approach to designing, building, and deploying enterprise-scale solutions.  He is passionate about helping clients conceptualize and deliver high-quality solutions with modern practices and architectures.  Trent’s expertise includes leading application development efforts, application modernization, micro-service architecture, API development and integration, and data modeling and analytics. He is on a mission to build the dream team of technology consultants, pursuing creative and innovative techniques to attract, develop, and retain the top tier of like-minded professionals that relentlessly pursue excellence.

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Brian Maastricht

brian Maastricht

Chief Revenue Officer

Passion for delivering success

With over 15 years of experience as a results-driven sales leader, Brian serves as the Chief Revenue Officer at evolv. Renowned for building high-performing teams and fostering a culture of empowerment, Brian specializes in team development, enterprise software negotiation, and sales operations. His focus on “controlling the controllables” drives impactful and sustainable results. Prior to evolv, he held leadership roles as Regional Vice President of Sales at Snowflake and Oracle, where his client-centric approach delivered outstanding business outcomes. Brian combines strategic vision with partnership to ensure both clients and teams succeed together.

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greg hodges

Vice President, Business Development

Passion for connection

Greg is a seasoned business development leader with over 15 years of proven experience in new client acquisition for market-leading global companies. He has a consistent record of exceeding business growth and meeting key metrics, showcasing his adeptness in building trust-based client relationships. Greg excels in developing value-based solutions that align with client business objectives and initiatives, facilitating large account business development and management. His ability to leverage relationships at all organizational levels and effectively manage complex client requirements ensures sustained success and client satisfaction. With a focus on strategic growth and a commitment to excellence, Greg has been instrumental in driving sales performance and fostering long-term business partnerships.

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mirain Chilton

Vice President, Finance

Passion for the story behind the numbers

Mirain is the Vice President of Finance with 15 years of industry experience, recently focusing on the advertising, marketing, and media sectors. Mirain brings a wealth of expertise as a finance generalist to evolv, with an in-depth understanding of what it takes to run a business efficiently. Known as a personable business partner and a key member of the leadership team, Mirain is motivated by the drive to make finance work optimally for the business. Combining a broad skill set with a deep commitment to fostering financial health, Mirain continues to be instrumental in supporting strategic growth and financial excellence.

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Board of Directors

Eric Neef

Eric Neef

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Passion for Culture

A passionate leader who believes in putting evolv Team Members first so they can put our clients’ best interests in the forefront of their thoughts and actions.  Eric doesn’t believe in ‘creating culture;’ he believes in having the right Team Members at evolv where the culture organically develops.  Eric brings a relationship-first approach to the evolv team and his clients.  Previously having served in leadership at Slalom  Consulting and client delivery roles with Cap Gemini, Ernst & Young and others, Eric is focused on creating and refining the vision for evolv through attracting the best Team Members to live out our values, as well creating the right relationships with clients and partnerships for evolv’s long term sustainability. 

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Mike Bogda

Mike Bogda

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer

Passion for Consulting

Mike leads client advocacy, strategy, and solution development and delivery for evolv.  He and his team consult with our clients on improving their businesses, growing their teams, and adding value to their work lives.  He is a long-term relationship-oriented leader with 25 years of strategic portfolio and account leadership, program and product management, process and technology integration, and organizational effectiveness and change management.  Mike’s career roots include Accenture, ABA, and Slalom Consulting, where he led the Markets team prior to co-founding evolv with Eric.

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Greg Taylor

Greg Taylor

Chief Innovation Officer

Passion for Growth

Coming to evolv with a growth and servant leader mindset, Greg brings his 20+ years of business and technology consulting experience as evolv looks to continue its rapid expansion.  Greg’s focus on helping organizations and individuals achieve their next level goals and aspirations continues to be his number one focus.  He believes that empowering others is the fastest path to achieving mutually aligned goals.  Greg will continue leading the development and expansion of evolv’s technical consulting capabilities with a focus on cloud first technologies and platforms.  Greg comes to evolv after a decade of building multiple teams at Slalom Consulting and previously Hitachi Consulting.

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brian kelly

SVP Strategy and Operations (retired), Snowflake

Passion for stewardship

As a member of the evolv Board of Directors, Brian brings expertise in go to market strategy, revenue operations, and technology and services sales. As Snowflake SVP of GTM Strategy, Operations and Field Specialists, Brian operated at the intersection of the sales, marketing, product and finance organizations to ensure alignment of objectives and strategy. Prior to Snowflake, Brian served in both strategy and sales management roles at ServiceNow and EMC. Guided by principles like aiming high, acting with integrity, and “going direct”, Brian now focuses his energy on helping leaders scale their businesses with purpose.

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neil huse

Operating Partner, Interlock Equity

Passion for service

Neil is currently an Operating Partner at Interlock Equity. He was most recently a Managing Director at Accenture. Prior to that, Neil was President/CEO of Clarity Insights (acquired by Accenture). Clarity was the largest onshore US consultancy focused exclusively on data and analytics. Clarity delivered enterprise-class, full life-cycle solutions for many of the most admired brands across multiple sectors, including financial services, insurance, healthcare, and high technology. Neil is a graduate of The Wisconsin School of Business.

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stefan jensen

Managing Director, Interlock Equity

Passion for zeal

In his role as Managing Director at Interlock Equity, Stefan has a proven track record of collaborating with dynamic management teams to spearhead transformative value creation and robust growth strategies, encompassing both organic and inorganic avenues. Before Interlock Equity, Stefan held positions as a Principal at RLH Equity and as a Senior Associate at Industrial Growth Partners, demonstrating his expertise in the realm of private equity. Stefan is a graduate of the University of Iowa.

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rob zielinski

Managing Director, Interlock Equity

Passion for direction

Rob has has cultivated a remarkable portfolio of collaborations with founders and management teams, propelling accelerated growth and fostering a culture of innovation.  Before assuming his pivotal role as Managing Director at Interlock Equity, Rob held the position of General Partner at RLH Equity, where he honed his expertise in driving strategic investments and operational enhancements. Rob is a graduate of Michigan State University and has an MBA from The University of Chicago.

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Board of Advisors

Paul Shultz

South Region General Manager (Retired), Slalom Consulting

Passion for Achievement

Paul was formerly an Executive Committee member and South Regional GM at Slalom. For 8 years, Eric and Mike were key parts of Paul’s leadership team there. His priority is helping guide the evolution of a large, people-centric consulting business with evolv. Paul has also held executive positions at Protiviti, Hitachi and Andersen Business Consulting.

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Matt Bieri

SVP and Chief Information Officer (Retired), Tyler Technologies

Passion for Mentoring

Matt joined Tyler in 2010 as Chief Information Office and in February 2020 was named the Dallas ORBIE CIO of the Year. Previously he served as Chief Information Officer at A.H. Belo Corporation, where he handled the company’s enterprise-wide technology initiatives. Before joining Belo, he held various executive roles including global delivery for EDS’ human resources outsourcing organization, The Feld Group, Raytheon and CSC.

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Data & AI Strategy

Data, AI & Analytics

  • Strategy & Governance
  • Long Range Roadmapping
  • GenAI Readiness Assessment
  • Cost Optimization
  • Information Security

Organization

  • Business Transformation
  • Program & Project Execution
  • AI Org Readiness & Training
  • Organizational Change Management
  • Self Service Analytics Enablement

Migrations & Integrations

Data & Cloud

  • Migrations & Integrations
  • Data Engineering
  • Data Integration
  • DataOps

Cloud Solutions

  • API Modernization
  • Integration
  • Modernization
  • Rules Engine & Automation

Cloud Architecture

  • Infrastructure Scaling
  • Automation
  • Platform Architecture
  • Intelligent Apps

AI & Innovation

Generative AI

  • Intelligent Agents
  • Content Search & Discovery
  • Knowledge Management
  • Large Language Models
  • Visual Data Generation

ML & Data Science

  • Data Science
  • MLOps & AIOps
  • Advanced Analytics
  • Decision Intelligence
  • Computer Vision

Product & Innovation

  • Intelligent Applications
  • Application Modernization
  • Digital Product Development

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