Donald Evans

Navigating the Global Economy

For corporate leaders and all those shaping the direction of business enterprises in the 21st Century economy, the speed of change brings crucial questions: How do we find the right investment opportunities? How do we create an effective strategy to manage change? How do we find returns that are commensurate with the risks? How do we thrive within a climate of ever-growing global competition? How do we communicate our competitive needs to domestic policy makers?

From Capitol Hill to Moscow to Beijing, Evans has observed the changing currents of our global economy at the highest levels. He brings a rare level of insight and analysis that can help your organization define its role within the domestic and international economic marketplace by confronting the political realities of a global economy.

U.S. Business Climate: The Road Ahead

Policy shifts in Washington, D.C. regularly alter the economic landscape with the stroke of a pen. What changes lie ahead for your business? What are the key policy imperatives to be pursued during the Bush Administration’s second term? As a key member of the President’s circle of economic advisors, Don Evans developed the insight, knowledge, and experience to offer practical observations into the principles and goals that will shape economic policy over the next four years. He provides an overview of the legislative, regulatory, and trade policy options that will create the competitive environment for your business and shape the global economy.

The Energy Economy

How will accelerating demand for all forms of energy impact economic growth and geo-political stability in our global economy? Will the unprecedented appetite for petroleum products in emerging markets like China and India strain relations with industrialized nations? Evans offers a comprehensive overview that draws upon his decades of experience in the energy sector, his broad familiarity with industry leaders and public officials in Asia, Europe, North America, and the Middle East, and his recent experience formulating U.S. domestic energy policy as a member of the President’s National Energy Policy Taskforce. Evans' talks on energy offer an incisive appraisal of the interplay between world energy supply and demand, the health of our global economy, and the ramifications for all sectors of the economy.

The Fundamentals of Principled Leadership

What does it take to offer effective, principled leadership in a demanding global economy? Evans offers a rare and privileged perspective to that question. Through his decades of experience leading a large energy company during good times and bad, through the relationships he developed with the men and women running America’s most prominent companies, and through his 30-year friendship with President George W. Bush, Evans has faced difficult decisions himself and worked with national and international leaders to address seminal challenges during some of America's most defining moments.

Organizations facing both crisis and opportunity require the application of principled, decisive, courageous and compassionate leadership to thrive and deliver results that achieve their objectives. From his personal experiences, Evans shares the insights he developed during a long private sector career and a period of service that included close observation of the decision-making process at the highest levels of the federal government.

About Donald Evans

A man who understands that freedom and free markets have the power to transform lives, Don Evans believes people – and not government – create wealth and drive prosperity.

The Bush Administration's Business Man: Don Evans is an entrepreneur who ran one of the most successful independent energy companies in the U.S. before President George W. Bush tapped him to head the Department of Commerce. As secretary, Evans was a member of the President’s National Economic Council that helped shape the policies that grew the economy, created millions of jobs and provided the country with a business climate that allowed small business owners, entrepreneurs, and American workers to thrive. From his unique perspective as a long-time confidante of the president, Evans’ talks offer insights into what the future holds for business during the second term of the Bush Administration and in a dramatically changing global economy.

The U.S. In The Global Marketplace: Evans was instrumental in helping U.S. business expand existing markets around the world and open new markets by crafting trade policies that reflected the new global reality. Evans’ experience gives him an unparalleled vantage point from which to assess the current state of U.S. competitiveness in the world market and forecast the prospects for growth and for creating a more level playing field for American business.

Becoming A "Business Activist": Evans believes that the highest calling in life is serving others, whether that means serving his favorite charities or advocating expanding economic opportunities and markets overseas. Evans shows audiences how to become a "business activist" by using business to promote equal-opportunity economic possibilities.