John Hartley Harris
Operating Partner @Generation Capital
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WORK HISTORY
Operating Partner @Generation Capital
In my role as an Operating Partner, I provided crucial board and operational support to our investees, focusing on building enterprise value and driving growth. Working closely with cross-functional teams including Sales, marketing, operations, Customer enablement, and product, we work to implement strategies to optimize operational efficiency and enhance revenue generation.
EDUCATION
Oakridge High School
Honours, math
Ivey Business School at Western University
HBA, Business
United States Military Academy at West Point
Thayer Leadership Studies, Leadership
SKILLS
ABOUT JOHN HARTLEY HARRIS
Passionate about building world-class teams and driving SaaS revenue performance. Successfully contributed to building high-performance companies through C-level positions (CEO, CRO, CFO, and COO). Proven business builder and accelerator from ‘Early Stage’ through hyper-growth to exit. Contributed to greater than US$10+ billion in enterprise value and exits. Proven in defining creative & impactful go-to-market strategies, building the plan, culture, and teams, instituting instrumentation and performance management for high-potential technology companies. Focused on accelerating from less than ARR $10m to over $100m+ in 3-5 years. Leadership experience; Developing successful & tightly focused operations, enterprise sales & marketing teamsExtensive experience in capital raising, finance and instituting metrics (GAAP and non-GAAP) to drive Enterprise ValueExpansion: North American expansion, EMEA, South America, PacAsiaM & A: Market expansion and technology (nearly 2 dozen acq, closed & integrated)Organizational Structuring for scaleMy primary focus is building highly accountable teams and driving significant recurring revenue growth. Successful exits include; Ordernet Canada/Sterling Software, Descartes/NASDAQ, Thoughtcorp/EPAM:NYSE, RIS/Sierra, Laurence Finance/Maxium, eSentire/Warburg Pincus, and Keyfactor/Insight Ventures.Leadership roles in 4 Unicorn status companies to date. All below $10m ARR to start.
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