Management
Max Simkoff, Chief Executive Officer
Max co-founded Evolv in 2006, to change the way hourly employers and employees got “matched” through predictive science. Prior to Evolv, Max was the Director of Corporate Development for RCS, a hospital payment technology company backed by Austin Ventures and InvestRx. At RCS, Max oversaw the evaluation and negotiation of strategic acquisitions and joint venture programs while also managing the design and implementation of the company’s talent acquisition program. Before joining RCS, Max was a co-founder of InvestRx, a San Francisco-based private equity fund targeting middle-market healthcare services and technology companies. Max has a BA in History from Northwestern University.Why I Started Evolv: to solve one of the world’s biggest problems (making the wrong match between employers and employees) and to drive a tremendous positive impact on productivity, profitability, and personal happiness.
Jim Meyerle, Chief Operating Officer
Jim has a background in strategy consulting with a focus on operations and structured finance. Prior to Evolv, he was with Keystone Strategy, where he worked in two key areas: divestiture strategy for Fortune 50 consumer products and technology companies; and product management for ‘mega’ projects in the public sector. Prior to Keystone, his background was largely in structured finance, with a specialty in leveraged buyouts for middle-market technology-enabled service companies. Jim has a BA in Political and Social Thought from the University of Virginia where he was an Echols Scholar and a MA in Economics from Saint Andrews University, Scotland, where he was a recipient of the Saint Andrews Graduate Fellowship.Why I Started Evolv: to create a disruptive approach that would redefine how employers and potential employees go about finding each other.
Nagaraj Nadendla, Chief Technology Officer, EVP Products
Nagaraj brings 20 plus years of experience in the enterprise software industry as an engineering executive and individual contributor. Most recently, he was a Vice President of Engineering at Infor Global Solutions, where he managed the worldwide Epiphany CRM Applications Development Team. Prior to his role at Infor, Nagaraj managed the Worldwide Platform Technology development teams at SSA Global and Epiphany, Inc. He has an extensive background in the CRM marketing, contact center and sales force automation spaces, and his technical background includes web application development, J2EE, data mining, business intelligence, relational database technologies and building high performance scalable solutions for Fortune 500 companies around the world. He holds a MS in Computer Science from New Jersey Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Andhra University.Why I Joined Evolv: the intersection of people, psychology and analytics was too good to be true… so I pursued it.
John Hoholik, Executive Vice President, New Business Development & Marketing
John is responsible for guiding Evolv's approach to understanding, acquiring and servicing customers across multiple market segments. John has served as an executive, partner, operations consultant and thought-leader for hundreds of organizations, including captive, outsourced, offshore and nearshore operations, to help them translate their services into solutions for their end customers. Prior to Evolv, John was a founding partner at H2, a strategy consulting firm focused on helping emerging companies address new market opportunities. Prior to H2, John was the SVP of Global Solutions and Chief Marketing Officer for TeleTech -- where he helped architect innovative solutions for clients such as Bank of America and Chase. Before TeleTech, John was a Partner and Executive Vice President at Digitas, where he oversaw the firm's Customer Management Group and worked with clients such as American Express and AT&T. John was also previously a Director at Convergys, where he developed and managed large-scale teleservices solutions for various Fortune 100 clients.Why I Joined Evolv: to help support bringing our mission statement to life for clients and their most valuable asset – their employees.
Jeff Bieller, Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Jeff is responsible for worldwide sales for Evolv. Prior to joining Evolv, Jeff held several sales leadership positions with SuccessFactors helping companies close the gap between business strategy and results through execution. Prior to SuccessFactors, Jeff led the western region for Saba, a leader in the Learning Management space, and before that he started his enterprise application career at J. D. Edwards. Jeff brings over 20 years of enterprise application sales and sales leadership experience to Evolv.Why I Joined Evolv: a bunch of really smart people diligently working to solve a large and important business problem – matching hourly employees and employers for massively greater productivity.
David Ostberg, Vice President, Selection Science
David is responsible for selection tool design and development, selection science consulting, and validation and ongoing refinement of the Evolv assessment offering. Prior to joining Evolv, David was a Senior Scientist and Practice Manager for Kronos Talent Management, where he managed a team of Industrial Psychologists in developing and implementing numerous selection assessments for a multitude of Fortune 500 companies. At Kronos, David facilitated the development, validation, and deployment of a range of assessment tools in a variety of industries, including casual dining, hospitality, grocery, and retail. David is a member of and reviewer for the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology, as well as the American Psychological Association. He has presented research papers at several peer-reviewed academic conferences, and has taught and guest lectured in graduate and undergraduate courses in industrial/organizational psychology, human resource management, human motivation, and research design at several universities in the Pacific Northwest. David received both a Ph.D. in Systems Science and a Master’s in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Portland State University and has a BA in Psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder.Why I Joined Evolv: to develop truly innovative, dynamic business solutions and technology for industries that could greatly benefit from them.
Michael Dekshenieks, Vice President, Global Service Delivery
Michael leads the Global Service Delivery organization, responsible for client business success delivered through the Evolv solution. A veteran of several technology and consulting organizations, Michael has delivered numerous strategic, innovative technology and business-changing solutions for premier Fortune 500 clients in a variety of industries. Prior to Evolv, Michael held leadership positions at Tellme Networks, Netegrity, Edocs, Renaissance Worldwide, BearingPoint and the U.S. Navy. Michael has a BA in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and an MBA from The College of William & Mary.Why I Joined Evolv: to deliver a disruptive solution and work with great people.
