767 Millennium - Seventeenth Edition TECHNOLOGY With over 30 years of executive success in the information technology sector to his credit, Clay G. Evans understands the importance of career training in supporting positive long-term professional outcomes. Backed by a BA in economics from Wofford College, he rose to become regional vice president of MidSouth Data by 1985. Branching out into independent entrepreneurship, he launched Southern Network Services, an IT service provider, in 1992, beginning 15 years of growth as the company’s president. Through the 2010s, Mr. Evans continued to develop a reputation for expertise in corporate leadership, strategy and client management, serving as an account manager for Avaya, a client solutions executive for AT&T, and as a senior client executive for Verizon Enterprise Solutions. Responsible for handling some of each company’s highest-profile accounts, he maintained a standard of excellence overseeing clients in the financial services and retail sectors. In 2017, Mr. Evans returned to his entrepreneurial roots as an IT management consultant for EvansUSA, an independent venture offering clients infrastructure evaluation, project management and procurement services based on decades of professional insight and a growth-focused mindset. Drawing from the same well of industry knowledge and executive leadership experience, he became president of WorkForce Innovators of America in 2018, driving the company’s mission to provide short-term training courses to participants to ready them for entry-level positions in their trades. The enterprise has changed the lives of more than 100 participants who have graduated with the technical skills needed to succeed. Mr. Evans emphasizes the keys to success are to care for others and to live by a strong code of ethics. As such, he counsels others to give back to their communities, pay their success forward and remain open to finding new opportunities throughout their personal and professional journeys. In his personal time, Mr. Evans enjoys spending time with his family and playing sports. Millennium Magazine Featured Listee CLAY G. EVANS PRESIDENT WorkForce Innovators of America Birmingham, AL
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