Evan Burfield is the cofounder of 1776, a global incubator program and seed fund, focused on startups tackling global challenges in areas including education, health, energy and the environment, transportation, and cities. Evan is also a founding member of K Street Capital, an angel network connecting entrepreneurs with the social, political, and financial capital within Washington, DC. Evan is a trustee of the Federal City Council and on the board of the Rothermere American Institute at Oxford University.

Cofounder @ 1776 is a global incubator program and seed fund focused on startups tackling important challenges in education, health, energy, the environment, transportation, and cities. From January 2013 to Present (3 years) Chairman @ Evan leads a grassroots effort of serial entrepreneurs, angel investors, and community leaders, dedicated to unlock the entrepreneurial potential of the DC region. Evan leads Startup DC initiatives such as community building, angel investor recruitment, and corporate engagement. From January 2012 to April 2013 (1 year 4 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaChairman and Founder @ From May 2011 to October 2012 (1 year 6 months) CEO @ Evan co-founded Synteractive in 2003 and in his role as Chairman and CEO, he is responsible for all aspects of corporate direction and strategy. From June 2006 to May 2011 (5 years) Director of Strategy @ Prior to Synteractive, Evan served as Director of Strategy for Oakwood Global Finance, a London-based global financial services firm focusing on building lending companies, acquiring and selling loan pools, issuing loan securitizations and structured credit products, and investing in support businesses. He served as the primary strategic advisor to the firm’s CEO, examining business models, markets, and potential new businesses and divestitures as well as managing the business planning process for new ventures. From 2003 to 2006 (3 years) Founder and Chief Strategy Officer @ Evan launched his dynamic, entrepreneurial career in 1996 by founding netDecide, the leading provider of enterprise wealth management solutions to top tier financial service firms such as Bank of America and Ernst & Young. Under his leadership, netDecide won numerous analyst recommendations and accolades, including the Investor’s Choice Award by the Financial Services Outlook Conference in 2001. The company was sold to Informa Investment Solutions in 2003, at which time it was profitable with over $11 million in annual revenue. From 1996 to 2001 (5 years)

Master of Arts (MA), Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, First Class Degree @ University of Oxford From 2005 to 2012 Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, Politics and Economics @ University of Oxford From 2002 to 2005 Mathematics and Computer Science @ Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology From 1990 to 1995 Evan Burfield is skilled in: Negotiation, Cloud Computing, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Venture Capital, Strategic Planning, Business Planning, Business Strategy, Leadership, Social Media, Team Building, Business Intelligence, Strategic Partnerships, Enterprise Software