John V. Harker is the former

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of the

InFocus InFocus Corporation is a privately owned American company based in the state of Oregon. Founded in 1986, the company develops, manufactures, and distributes Digital Light Processing, DLP and LCD Video projector, projectors and accessories as well ...

corporation located in

Wilsonville, Oregon Wilsonville is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, Clackamas and Washington County, Oregon, Washington counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. Founded with the name Boones Landing for the Boones Ferry that crossed the Willamette River, the communit ...

. He had been the president and

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of the company since 1992 before Kyle Ranson took his place on September 1, 2004. He resigned as chairman on December 1, 2005.

Business life

John Harker started work at InFocus in 1992 and has transformed the company from being a small startup selling business

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to a thriving business with many display products. Products that have been developed under his leadership include a variety of business projectors as well as

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projection and DLP Rear Projection

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. John Harker served a variety of roles before coming to work with the InFocus corporation. He was an Executive Vice President at

GENICOM GENICOM Corporation was an American manufacturer of computer printers, based in Chantilly, Virginia. The company operated from 1982 to 2003. The GE years In 1954, General Electric (GE) decided to decentralize the company into separate business ...

Corporation (1984–1992), the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development at Dataproducts Corporation (1982–1984), the Vice President of Booz, Allen, and Hamilton (1979–1982), and as a manager at

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(1963–1979). Currently, the combined

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and benefits package for Mr. Harker is about $841,000 per year. This makes him the highest paid person at the InFocus Corporation.

Community service

John Harker currently chairs the Business Advisory Council at the school of

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Portland State University Portland State University (PSU) is a public research university in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was founded in 1946 as a post-secondary educational institution for World War II veterans. It evolved into a four-year college over the next ...

, and is on the Business Advisory Council at the Leeds school of Business at the

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. He also has served on the

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for the

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since 1997 and was the board chair from June 2003 to June 2004. Mr. Harker is also involved with the

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. He currently serves as the Chairman of the National Board of the group and is on the council for the local chapter in Oregon. With the AEA, Harker has brought the spotlight on

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and the manufacturing concerns of American corporations.

Personal life

John was born in

Denison, Iowa Denison is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the Boyer River, and located in both Denison Township and East Boyer Township. The population was 8,373 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Crawford Count ...

and is

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to wife Judith (née Skelley). He has three children, John Jr., Julie, and James. He currently resides in

Lake Oswego, Oregon Lake Oswego ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon, primarily in Clackamas County, with small portions extending into neighboring Multnomah and Washington counties. Population in 2020 was 40,731, an 11.2% increase since 2010, making it the ...

and enjoys a variety of outside activities. He attended the University of Colorado and holds a

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degree in

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References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harker, John Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American businesspeople People from Denison, Iowa University of Colorado Boulder alumni People from Lake Oswego, Oregon