Verne Harnish
# Verne Harnish

Verne C. Harnish is founder of the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization (YEO), now known as Entrepreneurs' Organization, 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, where he founded and chaired the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs.

## Professional

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.

## Writing career

Harnish is an author of the following six 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)
