Public Sector Focus The Evans School is a leading public policy and governance institution within a major research university, with a mission to educate leaders and co-create solutions for government, nonprofits, and private sectors. This positions them as a hubs for policy innovation and potential procurement of enterprise software, data analytics, and collaboration tools that support research, policy analysis, and program evaluation.

Tech Stack Alignment Current tools include MATLAB, IBM SPSS, Informatica, Google Workspace, Microsoft Teams, Calendly, and Mailchimp, indicating a heavy emphasis on data analysis, collaboration, and outreach. Opportunities exist to offer advanced analytics platforms, data integration, visualization, and automation solutions that integrate with these ecosystems.

Funding & Partnerships Recent high-profile research collaborations and funding initiatives around AI models and biology underscore a strategic interest in advanced analytics, AI, and cross-institutional partnerships. Potential sales angles include AI tooling, cloud-based compute resources, and collaborative grant management or de-risked shared platforms.

Growth & Outreach With a sizable workforce and ongoing expansion of campus properties and research initiatives, there is likely increasing demand for IT modernization, cybersecurity, user training, and digital collaboration infrastructure to support faculty, researchers, and students across campuses.

Public Equity & Impact A strong emphasis on equity, anti-racism, and service indicates opportunities for solutions that support inclusive policy evaluation, accessibility, and impact measurement tools, as well as community-facing platforms for stakeholder engagement and public accountability.