# John Evans

> John Evans is a startup investor at Alibaba Group (New York). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Alibaba Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alibaba)
- Location: New York, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmichaelevans

John Evans is a startup investor at Alibaba Group in New York. John Michael Evans was named president of Alibaba Group in August 2015. He is currently responsible for spearheading the company’s public affairs across the Americas and Europe, while serving as special advisor to the chief executive officer on strategic initiatives in international markets. He also serves as a member of Alibaba’s board, havingserved as an independent director since the company’s initial public offering in September 2014.From August 2015 to November 2017, Michael was in charge of leading and executing Alibaba Group’s international growth strategy for globalizing the company and expanding its business outside of China.Michael served as vice chairman of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from February 2008 until his retirement in December 2013. He served as chairman of Asia operations at Goldman Sachs from 2004 to 2013 and was the global head of Growth Markets at Goldman Sachs from January 2011 to December 2013. He also co-chaired the Business Standards Committee of Goldman Sachs from 2010 to 2013. Michael joined Goldman Sachs in 1993, became a partner of the firm in 1994 and held various leadership positions within the firm's securities business while based in New York and London, including global head of equity capital markets and global co-head of the equities division, and global co-head of the securities business.Michael is a board member of City Harvest. He is also a trustee of the Asia Society and a member of the Advisory Council for the Bendheim Center for Finance at Princeton University. He joined the board of Barrick Gold Corporation in August 2014 and was appointed as an independent board member of Castleton Commodities International LLC in October 2014.Michael received his bachelor's degree in politics from Princeton University in 1981.

## About Alibaba Group

VC Fund · Hangzhou, China

Alibaba Group operates as an online marketplace connecting buyers and sellers. It provides various e-commerce activities, including retail and wholesale transactions. It also offers cloud computing and digital media services. Alibaba Group serves industries such as retail, logistics, and technology.

5 contacts available at Alibaba Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jacky Leung | Team Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jacky-ji |
| John Evans | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-michael-evans |
| Judy Tong | Director of Human Resources, Hummingbird is ready | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/judy-tong |
| Maggie Wu | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maggie-wu |
| Sanjian Chen | Staff Algorithm Engineer - Machine Learning | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sanjian-chen |

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