Evan Johnston

Evan Johnston is a Senior Analyst at TIP Strategies. Evan previously worked as a Social Science Research Associate II at IC2 Institute from January 2015 to February 2019. There, they assisted Dr. Elsie Echeverri-Carroll with regional economic research projects through data analysis, literature review, and interviews including a yearlong project on the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Austin funded by a $250,000 grant from the Kauffman Foundation. Evan gathered and manipulated large datasets including census data from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, business registration filings with the Secretary of State, and the National Establishment Time Series and participated in over 30 interviews of local influencers and entrepreneurs. Evan analyzed data with Excel and statistical analysis packages including Stata, SAS, and R to create figures, tables, and other interpretable analyses and synthesized relevant academic literature resulting in acknowledgement of contributions in multiple academic papers and reports. Evan presented research findings with other research team members at multiple workshops to local influencers, entrepreneurs, and investors.

Evan Johnston completed a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin. Evan then went on to complete a Bachelor of Sciences in Mathematics from the same school.

They are on a team with Alex Cooke - SVP, Consulting Services, Victoria Wilson - Consultant, and Meredith Eberle - Senior Graphic Designer. Evan Johnston reports to Tom Stellman, Founder & CEO.