Current Position:
President, Lincoln Harris since January 1999
(formerly The Harris Group 1992 to January 1999)

Education:
Woodberry Forest School, Orange, Virginia
Bachelor of Arts, UNC - Chapel Hill
Real Estate/Urban Development, American University
 
Experience:
John W. Harris formed The Harris Group in January 1992. In 1999 they formed Lincoln Harris, an affiliate company of Lincoln Property Company. The firm is a real estate services firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina. A lifetime resident of Charlotte, Mr. Harris was formerly President of The Bissell Companies, Inc., a major commercial real estate and investment management company. During his twenty years with Bissell he held many titles including:

President - The Bissell Companies
Vice President - The Bissell Companies
Building Manager - The Bissell Companies
Public Board Affiliations - Dominion Resource, Inc. – Richmond, VA.
                                       Piedmont Natural Gas
                                       USAir, Inc. – Director Emeritus
                                       National Collegiate Athletic Foundation (NCAA)

Honors and Awards:
Responsible for development and management of over 20 million square feet of property throughout the Southeast
Charlotte Region Commercial Board of Realtors Cornerstone Award - 1994
Charlotte News Man of the Year award - 1984

Professional Affiliations:
Charlotte Region Commercial Board of Realtors
Real Estate Broker License in North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Virginia
Urban Land Institute

Public Service

Mayoral Appointee – Airport Advisory Committee
Past Chairman – Charlotte Regional Partnership
Past Director – The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority
Past Chairman – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees
Past Chairman – NCAA Final Four Charlotte Organizing Committee
Past Chairman – Charlotte Chamber of Commerce (1990)
Past Chairman – Charlotte Sports Commission
Former Member – North Carolina Department of Transportation