Neil Evans is the Executive Director of the National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies, an affiliation of Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA. The NWCET is one a National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technology Education Center of Excellence, and is nationally recognized as a leader in delivering innovative solutions for IT education and workforce development.

Prior to this, Neil was the Dean of Information Resources at Bellevue Community College from 1994-95, and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Microsoft Corporation, from 1983-1994. He was recognized for three years by CIO Magazine as one of the nation's leading 100 information technology officers. He is profiled in a chapter of the book Microsoft First Generation - The Success Secrets of the Visionaries Who Launched a Technology Empire, (2000). He has contributed an article to Certification Magazine as well as a chapter in the book Technology Everywhere, (2002).

Neil has presented at national and international conferences, including the League for Innovation, the AACC, TechEd, EDUCAUSE, The Vice President�s Conference on Jobs for the 21st Century Economy, and the University of Phoenix online commencement ceremony.

Neil holds a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA, from Northwestern�s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Neil can be reached at:

Phone: 425.564.4227
Fax: 425.564.6193
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.nwcet.org