Verne C. Harnish is founder of the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization (YEO), now known as

Entrepreneurs' Organization Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) is a global non-profit organization formerly known as the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization (YEO), that was founded in 1987. History In 1987, 22 young entrepreneurs founded an organization initially known as ...

, and the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs. He also serves as co-founder and principal of Growth Institute and as founder and chief executive officer of Scaling Up.

Education

Harnish received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and an M.B.A. from

Wichita State University Wichita State University (WSU) is a public research university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 areas of study in ...

, where he founded and chaired the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs.

Professional

He founded and chaired for 15 years EO’s executive program called the “Birthing of Giants”, held at

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

and the MIT/WEO Advanced Business Program for entrepreneurs over 40. Harnish is a Global Scaleup Fellow at The Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard.

Writing career

Harnish is the author of the following seven books: * ''Mastering the Rockefeller Habits'' (2002) *''The Greatest Business Decisions of All-Time'' (2012) * ''Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't'' (2014) * ''Scaling Up Compensation. 5 Design Principles for Turning Your Largest Expense into a Strategic Advantage'' co-author Sebastian Ross (2022) * 20th Anniversary Edition of Mastering the Rockefeller Habits (2022) * ''Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't (Rockefeller Habits 2.0 Revised Edition)'' (2022) * ''Start to Scale'' (2024)

References

External links

Bio
at Scalingup.com
Verne Harnish
at BusinessNews.com.au {{DEFAULTSORT:Harnish, Verne Living people American business writers Place of birth missing (living people) Wichita State University alumni 1959 births