# Evan McPhee

> Evan McPhee leads NavVis in North America, where he turned a one-person U.S. beachhead into a 30-person operation selling reality-capture systems to enterprises. An alumnus of UCLA and Harvard Business School with earlier roles at Bain & Company and Facebook, he has spent a decade translating a technically demanding German product into a practical American business.

- **Role:** Director, Head of North America at NavVis; CEO of the U.S. subsidiary
- **Organizations:** NavVis, Facebook, Bain & Company, Inspire Inc.
- **Education:** MBA, Harvard Business School, University of California, Los Angeles
- **Known for:** Built NavVis's U.S. operation from one employee in 2016 to a 30-person team by 2023., Grew the U.S. business to millions of dollars in annual bookings by 2023., Established early North American customer and partner relationships for NavVis reality-capture technology.

## Career timeline

- **2008-2010** — Led a four-person volunteer consulting team for Inspire Inc., developing a growth strategy for a charity placing retired STEM professionals in public schools.
- **Before 2012** — Worked at Bain & Company as an associate consultant.
- **2012-2014** — Worked at Facebook, gaining experience selling to large customers.
- **2014-2016** — Attended Harvard Business School and earned an MBA.
- **2016** — Joined NavVis and began running its U.S. operation as the company's sole U.S. employee.
- **Late 2016** — Opened NavVis's first foreign branch office in New York.
- **2017** — Helped establish NavVis's North American partner channel, including a partnership with PrecisionPoint.
- **2020** — Led the U.S. launch effort for the first NavVis VLX using outdoor, low-density demos and cross-country device shipping.
- **2023** — Reported that the U.S. operation had grown to 30 people and millions of dollars in annual bookings.
- **2026** — Continued leading North America as NavVis raised an $85 million Series D to scale its spatial data engine and AI roadmap.

## Achievements

- Built NavVis's U.S. operation from one employee in 2016 to a 30-person team by 2023.
- Grew the U.S. business to millions of dollars in annual bookings by 2023.
- Established early North American customer and partner relationships for NavVis reality-capture technology.
- Adapted the first NavVis VLX launch in 2020 to outdoor demonstrations and distributed device shipping.
- Serves as president and treasurer of NavVis US, Inc. in public corporate filings.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Marked ten years at NavVis while promoting the launch of the compact NavVis CLX handheld scanner.
- **2026-08** — Shared NavVis's $85 million Series D announcement and wrote that it was time to use the capital to scale.
- **2026-05** — Attended AVEVA World in Milan to discuss industrial digital twins, reality capture and spatial data integration.
- **2026-04** — Highlighted work by NavVis and ExxonMobil around reducing 'Mean Time to Reality' for industrial digital-twin programs.

## Links

- Website: https://www.navvis.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanmcphee

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Last updated: 2026-09-27