Evan Carroll
Facilitator
Evan Carroll
Facilitator
Facilitator
Evan Carroll has spent the last 10+ years standing in front of rooms full of people who want to improve their negotiation, customer experience, technology, and marketing skills. He’s the kind of facilitator who can hold his own anywhere from the trend-setting South by Southwest conference to a national forum at the Library of Congress, and word is getting out. His two highly respected books opened doors to major media appearances on The New York Times, CBS Sunday Morning, NPR’s Fresh Air, The Atlantic, and Popular Science.
When he’s not training executives or delivering keynotes, you’ll find him teaching as an adjunct professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, where he earned both his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Information Science. Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Evan leads his own firm while staying deeply connected to the professional communities that shaped his career.
Experience and Expertise
Evan’s path to negotiation training wasn’t traditional, and that’s precisely what makes him effective. His background in user experience design, marketing, and product management taught him how people think, decide, and communicate before he ever stepped into a training room. This foundation shapes everything he does.
Over the years, he’s worked with organizations spanning professional services (AICPA, PwC, American Bar Association), technology (IBM, Citrix, SXSW), and marketing (American Marketing Association, Spectrum Reach), delivering programs across the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Each industry and region has shown him different ways to approach the same fundamental challenges.
What emerges from this breadth of experience is a training approach grounded in a real-world context. Evan goes above and beyond teaching negotiation theory by connecting it to the patterns he’s observed across sectors and cultures and immersing participants with practical insights.
Education and Personal
Evan holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Information Science from UNC-Chapel Hill, where he now serves as an adjunct professor. He also holds memberships in the National Speakers Association, Meeting Professionals International, and the American Marketing Association. The AMA, in fact, recognized his contributions by naming him National Volunteer of the Year in 2017, a distinction that reflects his commitment to giving back to the communities that supported his growth. Raleigh remains his home base, where he balances running his firm with his academic work and professional involvement.
