Rob Evans

Rob Evans is an entrepreneur and visionary. Rob's professional career is predominantly successful mission-critical business development and relationship management in software and technology industries, with a deep strengths in higher education, innovation, travel and tourism. In a global economy, Rob has helped individuals and world-class organizations gain insight into major growth, revenue and client-facing initiatives, by connecting people and ideas to solve critical business challenges. Today, he is leading the new marketplace and smartphone app dedicated to the industry of college and university communities to solve their vacant bed dilemma, by making it easier for them to market their beds collaboratively and helping travelers see the world. Rob has pioneered numerous industry and company ‘firsts’, achieving key milestones and numerous records – responsible for bringing new business and tens of millions in revenues to companies in Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (The World’s Top Intelligent Community, 2007). Rob has extensive global exposure consulting and working with Fortune500 and world-leading client brands like ESPN, Nascar.com, NBC Sports & Olympics, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Centre, Tennessee State University System, Cornell University, and innovative fast growing organizations including Desire2Learn, LiveHive Systems, Canada’s Technology Triangle, Mars Discovery District, Accelerator Centre and many others, he has helped commercialize new technologies and drive their adoption. Rob enjoys work with startups and rapid growth companies, and is uniquely suited to attract foreign direct investment to Canada and was Director on leading Canadian organizations like the Ontario’s Technology Corridor, Ontario Clean Technology Alliance, and others. Ask him why Waterloo Region is the smartest place in the world to do business. Rob is committed to promoting world-class brands and as President and Founder of Backpacker College, is proud to be helping academic communities and travelers alike become Global Citizens through travel.