Evan Korn

Evan is the Chief Executive Officer and a Managing Partner at IDEKO, a New York City-based experiential production company focused on designing, building, and permitting interactive and innovative consumer experiences for world-renowned brands and agencies. At IDEKO, Evan is responsible for leading the firm's overall operational and growth strategy, as well as logistics and planning for live event productions.

Previously, Evan served under two NYC mayors, starting out in the Mayor’s Community Assistance Unit as Special Assistant to the Commissioner and Director of Special Projects. Evan quickly ascended up the ranks to serve as Deputy Manhattan Borough Commissioner, and the Assistant Commissioner of the NYC Department of Transportation soon after. Evan was tapped by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in 2007 to create the first ever Citywide Event Coordination and Management office and serve as the Inaugural Executive Director. In this role Evan served as the primary Mayoral authority on all events that effected or utilized public property within the City of New York.  

Evan currently serves as an adjunct professor at NYU’s Tisch School of Hospitality in the Masters of Event Management Program.