Verne C. Harnish is founder of the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization (YEO), now known as Entrepreneurs' Organization,[1] and the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs.

[2] He also serves as co-founder and principal of Growth Institute and as founder and chief executive officer of Scaling Up.

[3] Harnish received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and an M.B.A. from Wichita State University, where he founded and chaired the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs.

[4] He chairs the "Birthing of Giants" leadership program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the MIT/WEO Advanced Business Program for entrepreneurs over 40.

[5][6] Harnish is a Global Scaleup Fellow at The Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard.