Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> February 18, 2005
H. Hiter Harris III co-founded Harris Williams & Co. in 1991 as a
national investment banking firm focusing on mergers and acquisitions.
Since the firm's founding in 1991, Mr. Harris has led Harris Williams &
Co. to become one of the largest and most influential independent
mergers and acquisitions boutiques in the country. Mr. Harris has over
17 years of transactional experience focused in middle-market mergers
and acquisitions assignments. Having directed over 100 mergers and
acquisitions transactions during his career, Mr. Harris has worked
extensively in several industries including consumer products, building
products, industrial manufacturing, natural resources, retailing, media,
and various services businesses. Prior to co-founding Harris Williams &
Co., Mr. Harris was with Bowles Hollowell Conner and Co. Previous
experience includes positions with the investment banking group of First
Union Corporation and Crestar Bank. Mr. Harris earned a B.S. in
Mathematics and Economics from Hampden-Sydney College, cum laude, and
earned an MBA from Harvard Business School, with distinction. Current
and former board positions include Hampden-Sydney College Board of
Trustees and Finance Committee Chair; Virginia Foundation for
Independent Colleges Board of Trustees; President, St. Catherine's
Foundation; St. Catherine's Board of Governors; St. Christopher's Board
of Governors; Chesapeake Academy Foundation Treasurer; Virginia
Resources Authority Board of Advisors. Mr. Harris lives in Richmond
with his wife and three children. Profile
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