# Jeff Totten

> Jeff Totten is the San Francisco-based founder and CEO of Evergreen, a permanent holding company for technology services businesses co-founded with Ramsey Sahyoun in 2017. A Berkeley Haas graduate and former Alpine Investors vice president, he focuses on capital allocation, leadership development and growth while advocating independent local operations. In a spring 2026 interview, Evergreen was described as having completed more than 160 acquisitions and generating approximately $1.5 billion in revenue.

- **Role:** Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Evergreen
- **Organizations:** Evergreen, Alpine Investors, Berkeley Investment Group, YouCaring, Risk Management Strategies, MidAmerica, Constructive Media
- **Education:** BS, Business Administration; highest honors; Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
- **Known for:** Founded a permanent holding company for technology services businesses in 2017., Evergreen reported more than 160 acquisitions and approximately $1.5 billion in revenue in spring 2026., Graduated from Berkeley Haas with highest honors and Phi Beta Kappa.

## Career timeline

- **High school; exact years unknown** — Started a photography business and invested earnings in public companies.
- **2013** — Graduated from Berkeley Haas; joined Alpine Investors full time after college.
- **Before 2017** — Advanced to vice president at Alpine Investors, investing in business services and serving on portfolio-company boards.
- **2017** — Co-founded Evergreen with Ramsey Sahyoun, with backing from Alpine Investors.
- **2018** — Evergreen acquired Wolf Consulting, its first managed IT services business.
- **2026** — Discussed Evergreen’s growth to more than 160 acquisitions and roughly $1.5 billion in revenue in a spring interview.

## Achievements

- Founded a permanent holding company for technology services businesses in 2017.
- Evergreen reported more than 160 acquisitions and approximately $1.5 billion in revenue in spring 2026.
- Graduated from Berkeley Haas with highest honors and Phi Beta Kappa.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Appeared on Investing by the Books to discuss Built from Scratch, decentralization and Evergreen; recorded April 10 and released May 5, 2026.
- **2026-09** — Evergreen promoted Totten’s scheduled September 28 panel at MSP Summit in Orlando, focused on its decentralized approach to AI.

## Links

- Website: https://www.evergreensg.com/team/jeff-totten/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffhtotten/

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Last updated: 2026-10-09