JOHN HARRIS

PRESIDENT AND COO, AKIMEKA, LLC

John Harris is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Akimeka, LLC. Along with his two Akimeka partners, the team helped to grow Akimeka from a startup company ten years ago into a thriving thirty million dollar per year company.

Following Mr. Harris’ extensive military career, which was culminated with high level positions in both the Department of the Army and Unified Command Staffs, Mr. Harris managed numerous large scale, high-visibility projects in both the private and public sectors in continued support of the Military Health Systems for the DoD. Prior to his association with Akimeka LLC, he worked for numerous companies as Division Director, Group Manager, Vice President for Operations and Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Harris’ professional credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Health, Physical Education and Recreation from Middle Tennessee State University, a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and Education from Southwest Texas State University, and a Masters Equivalent in International Affairs from the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia.