Evan Gobdel Bio

Evan is a founder of Woodlawn Partners. He is primarily engaged in building the teams at BW Manufacturing, Pacific Aviation, and Active Roofing with a focus on organizational development and marketing.. He also leads our consulting practice and the Woodlawn Executive Forum. Evan began his career in private equity and mergers and acquisitions. As a Vice President of Midwest Mezzanine Funds, he invested in and helped to manage dozens of middle-market companies. He gained previous investment banking and venture capital experience with Sandler O’Neill & Partners and The Roman Arch Funds of Prudential Securities. Evan holds a B.A. in Mathematical Economics from Pomona College and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.