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.