# Jim Evans

> James A. ‘Jim’ Evans is the founder and CEO of Sevan Multi-Site Solutions, a Downers Grove-based program management, design, construction and data analytics company serving organizations with large portfolios of physical sites. A West Point engineering graduate and former Army officer, Evans later worked in structured finance at J.P. Morgan Chase and led large-scale military housing and retail programs at Lendlease before co-founding Sevan in 2011. He also chairs the Sevan Charitable Foundation and serves veteran-focused civic organizations.

- **Role:** CEO & Founder at Sevan Multi-Site Solutions
- **Organizations:** Sevan Multi-Site Solutions, Sevan Charitable Foundation, USO of Illinois, Business Executives for National Security, Illinois Joining Forces, Rotary International, J.P. Morgan Chase, Lendlease, United States Army
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Engineering, United States Military Academy at West Point, MBA, Duke University Fuqua School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Sevan Multi-Site Solutions in 2011 and grew it to more than 400 employees across the United States, United Kingdom and Canada., Helped form a Lendlease public-private partnership business associated with privatizing 40,000 military family homes on U.S. installations., Led a joint venture program-management alliance with BP across the United States, Mexico and 13 European countries.

## Career timeline

- **1983** — Graduated from West Point with a B.S. in Engineering and began active Army service.
- **1983-2000** — Served as a U.S. Army officer, including assignments with the 82nd Airborne Division and 10th Special Forces Group and missions to nine countries.
- **1992** — Earned an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
- **1992-2000** — Worked at J.P. Morgan Chase in institutional sales/trading and structured finance.
- **2000** — Joined Lendlease and helped form a public-private partnership business that privatized 40,000 military family homes on U.S. installations.
- **2005-2009** — Led a Lendlease-BP joint venture alliance managing retail-site programs in the United States, Mexico and 13 European countries.
- **2011** — Founded Sevan Multi-Site Solutions with a group of partners.
- **2017** — The Sevan Charitable Foundation was established; Evans serves as chairman.
- **2020** — Joined the USO of Illinois board and continued veteran-focused civic work.
- **2026** — Led Sevan as it launched 7Xcellence, earned its 13th consecutive Great Place to Work certification and appeared on ENR’s Top 100 Construction Management/PM-for-Fee list.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Sevan Multi-Site Solutions in 2011 and grew it to more than 400 employees across the United States, United Kingdom and Canada.
- Helped form a Lendlease public-private partnership business associated with privatizing 40,000 military family homes on U.S. installations.
- Led a joint venture program-management alliance with BP across the United States, Mexico and 13 European countries.
- Graduated from U.S. Army Airborne, Ranger, Special Forces and HALO schools.
- Chairs the Sevan Board of Directors and the Sevan Charitable Foundation.
- Led Sevan during its 13th consecutive Great Place to Work certification in 2026.
- Led Sevan when it was included on ENR’s 2026 Top 100 Construction Management/PM-for-Fee Firms list.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Sevan joined the Civilian Marksmanship Program to break ground on an indoor range facility at Camp Perry; Evans described it as a significant design-build engagement.
- **2026-07** — Evans appeared on Veterans Radio for an episode titled ‘West Point to Nationwide Project Management with Jim Evans.’
- **2026-06** — Sevan earned its 13th consecutive Great Place to Work certification and was named to ENR’s 2026 Top 100 Construction Management/PM-for-Fee Firms list.
- **2026-01** — Sevan launched 7Xcellence, an integrated system joining seven core service offerings into a coordinated workflow.
- **2025-04** — Sevan ranked No. 121 on the 2025 Inc. Regionals: Midwest list.

## Links

- Website: https://sevan.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-evans-65983318
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SevanSolutions
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sevanmultisitesolutions/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SevanSolutions/

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Last updated: 2026-08-25