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Education

• B.S. in Business - University of The State of New York
• MBA - Marshall School of Business (University of Southern California)
• DM/DBA - Weatherland School of Management (Case Western Reserve University)
• OPM - Harvard Business School
• Fellow in Entrepreneurship (SEE), Babson College and the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley.

Related Experience

• George Washington University, 1999 - current, MBA/MSIT courses in management and technology
• Belhaven University, 2019 - 2024, MBA/MSM/DBA courses in management and technology
• Indiana Wesleyan University, 2018 - current, MBS/MSM/MSITM/MSMIT, DBA, courses in management and technology

Professional Organizations

• Burlington National Insurance Company, board member, 1989-2003
• Excelsior College, advisory board member, 1999-2015
• University of Louisville, College of Business and Public Administration, School of Entrepreneurship, board member, 1999-2015.
• American Graduate School of Switzerland, advisory board member, 2014-2017
• George Washington University’s School of Information Systems, advisory board member, 1999–present
• Medgar Evers College School of Business at The City University of New York, advisory board member, 2013-2023
• Harvard Business School Publishing, advisory board member, 1999-2016.
• Guru Nanak Institute of Technology and University, Hyderabad, India, board member, 2020-present.
• Vesta Technology Solutions, 2012 – present, Chairman of the Board and President.
• Malachi Global Pathways, 2018- present, Chairman of the Board and President.

Honors and Awards

Dr. Harter and the organizations under his leadership have received numerous business and industry awards:

• Business First' Fast Fifty Award on 3 occasions, 1998 - 2000.
• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (finalist), 1999.
• Blue-Chip Enterprise Award from Mass Mutual Insurance Company, 1999
• Greater Louisville's Family Business Partnership Award, 1999, 2000.
• Homecare Magazine -Fastest-growing home care company nationwide (#1). 2000.
• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (winner), 2000.
• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Program Distinguished Judge, 2001, 2002.
• Distinguished Faculty Member of the Year – Excelsior College, 2011.
• Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society Member
• Sigma Beta Delta Business Honor Society Member

Church/Community Service

• Dismas Catholic Charities, board member, serving the rehabilitation needs of those released from incarceration, 2011-2016.
• Christian CEO Roundtable, board member and participant of various groups, mentoring Christian CEOs who desire to integrate faith-based principles and activities in the workplace, 1999–2017.
• Member of the Board of Directors - Mediators without Borders, a global mediation and conflict management organization 2014 - 2017
• Distinguished Judge – State of New York, International Innovators Initiative (IN2NYC), 2016, 2017.
• Chairman and President of The Harter Family Foundation, primarily sponsoring faith-based ministries. 2017-current.
• Chairman and President of The Dr. Eric S. Harter Foundation, primarily sponsoring faith-based ministries, 2017- current.
• Campbellsville University, $500k gift to sponsor international ministry activities, 2018.
• Calvary Chapel, 1996 – 2004, Louisville, KY, member.
• Northwest Chrisitan, 2004-2017, Louisville, KY, member.
• Saddleback Church, 2017-2023, San Juan Capistrano, CA, member.
• Capo Calvery, 2024-present, Capistrano Beach, CA, member.