Jack Evans is President of The Hall-Perrine Foundation, a private philanthropic corporation in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  Prior to joining the Foundation in January of 1996, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of SCI Financial Group starting with the regional financial services company in 1972.           

Mr. Evans earned his BA from Coe College in 1970 and his MBA from the University of Iowa in 1972.  Currently he sits on the Board of Directors of Gazette Communications, Nuveen Institutional Advisory Corporation, and Priority One.  Mr. Evans is chairman of the board of directors of United Fire Group, Inc. 

He is past chairman and life trustee of Coe College, the Iowa College Foundation, the Metropolitan Library Foundation, and the United Way of East Central Iowa.  Other past board activities includes Alliant Energy, Brucemore Inc., Cedar Rapids Airport Commission, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Four Oaks, and Westminster Presbyterian Church.  Mr. Evans is a former member of the Chicago Stock Exchange.  

Jack and his wife Nancy Evans live in Cedar Rapids and have three grown sons, two daughters-in-law and three grandsons.

Regent Evans served as President Pro Tem from February 7, 2008 to July 12, 2011. His term on the Board expires April 30, 2013.