John Derby Evans

Background

Evans, John Derby was born on June 3, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Edward Steptoe and Florence (Allington) Evans.

Education

AB, University of Michigan, 1966.

Career

President Evans Communications Systems Inc., Charlottesville, Virginia, 1970-1972. Vice president, general manager Capitol Cablevision Corporation, Charleston, West Virginia, 1972-1976. Regional manager American television and Communications Corporation, Denver, 1974-1976.

Executive vice president, chief operating officer Arlington (Virginia) TeleCom. Corporation, 1976-1983. President Arlington Cable Partners Ltd., 1983-1994, Suburban Cable Partners, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, 1985-1989, Hauser Communications, New York City, 1985-1994, Evans Telecomm.

Company, since 1983; chairman, Chief Executive Officer Waterford Marine Inc., The Plains, Virginia, 1996—2001. Staff assistant secretary planning and development Department Department of Health, Washington, 1976. Co-founder, board directors Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network (Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network), since 1979, executive committee, 1982—1993, since 1998, chairman, 1991—1993, chairman finance committee, since 1997.

President Montgomery Cablevision (LP), Rockville, Maryland, 1986—1994, Washington Metro Cable Club, since 1981. Board directors Falcon Communications Company, Los Angeles, Falcon Cable television, 1998—2000, GBR Science, Baltimore, 1999—2000. Vice president North Central Cable Communications Company, Roseville, Minnesota, 1986—1992.

Managing general partner Waterford Farm Partnership, Middleburg, Virginia, since 1993. Siciliano forum lecturer University Utah, 1998. Future makers lecturer Emory University, 1999, futurist forum panelist, 2004.

Board directors Nelson Cable Company, Lovingston, Virginia. Lecturer Institute of the Humanities, University Michigan, 2000. Keynote speaker Executive Summit on International Health Philanthropy Royal College Physicians, London, 2001.

Inaugural lecturer Michigan State University Quello Center for Telecommunications Law and Regulation, 2001. Commencement speaker University Michigan, 2009. Board directors Alescentor Technology Holdings, Amman, Israel, since 2005.

Membership

Trustee C-Span Educational Foundation, since 1994. Trustee, vice chairman board trustees Signature Theater, Arlington, 1992—2004. Chairman board trustees Evans Foundation, since 1994.

Chairman Cancer/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Research Network, Baltimore. Member steering committee Institute Human Virology University Maryland, since 1996. Board director International Cancer and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Research Foundation, 1996—2000, International Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Vaccine Initiative, New York City, since 2002, treasurer, since 2003, chairman finance and audit committee, since 2003, vice chairman, 2005—2008.

Board director Hollings Cancer Center, Charleston, South Carolina, 1998—2004. Advisory committee Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Research Institute University California, San Francisco. Member visiting committee College Liberal Studies and A, University Michigan, since 1994, member president's advisory board, since 1998, member commission on information technical, since 2000.

Chairman Waterford Project Inc., 2000—2003. Treasurer International Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Vaccine Initiative, since 2005. Board director Eisenhower World Affairs Institute, 1990—2003, chairman strategic planning committee, 1997—2003, vice chairman, 1999—2003.

Board director Accerator Technology Holdings, Amman, Jordan, since 2005. Member of Bank of America United States Trust Client Advisory Council, National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (Courage in Business 2009), Cable television Administration, Marketing Society (board director 1985), Virginia Communication Hall of Fame, Virginia Commonwealth University Washington (Jefferson Entrepreneur of Year award 2009), Asia-Pacific Conference Science and Technology Leaders (United States delegate 1996), Virginia Cable Association (board director since 1979, vice president 1982, president 1983-1984, Hall of Fame 2001), National Cable television Association (national chairman awards committee 1981, board director since 1982, chairman government relations committee 1985-1986, member regulatory policy committee 1991-1995, chairman elections, bylaws committee 1991-1997, convention committee since 1998, member convention committee 1999—2000, President award 1979, Vanguard award 1984), Sag Harbor Yacht Club, Key West Yacht Club, Boars Head Sports Club (Charlottesville), Farmington Country Club (Inducted Virginia Communications Hall of Fame 2004).

Interests

• Scuba diving, motorcycling, boating.

Connections

Married Susan Blair Allan, April 7, 1973 (divorced November 1986). Children: John Derby, Courtenay Boyd.

Father:

Edward Steptoe Evans

Mother:

Florence (Allington) Evans

Spouse:

Susan Blair Allan

child:

Courtenay Boyd Evans

child:

John Derby Evans