Mike Evans is Chief Revenue Officer for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt the premiere learning company. Mike is responsible for K-12 go-to-market and customer lifecycle including sales, marketing, customer success, technical support and corporate program management. Prior to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Mike was Chief Financial Officer for McGraw Hill Education where he played a key role in affecting its proposed merger with Cengage. Before McGraw Hill Education Mike was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Renaissance Learning a SAAS provider to Pre-K12 schools in the US and internationally. Mike’s responsibilities included a variety of operational and financial areas for this private equity backed company. Prior to Renaissance Mike was Senior Vice President, General Manager for Pre-K12 Literacy and Mathematics for Pearson Education’s Learning Services division, provider of school instructional solutions. Previously at Pearson, Mike was President of Pearson’s student information business (Pearson School Systems) and lead K12 software development and digital software product management for the company. Before Pearson, Mike was the Chief Operating Officer at Bigchalk, a K12 library database provider. Mike also held various senior management positions in both broadcast and cable television including his role as Assistant General Manager of the Food Network cable television channel.