Dr. Emily Blum is the Chief Medical Officer at Harbright Ventures and a recognized leader in medical device innovation. She provides critical clinical and strategic guidance for the firm’s medtech investments.

Her career has been dedicated to bridging the gap between clinical practice and groundbreaking technology. Before joining Harbright, she was the Medical Director of the Global Center for Medical Innovation, an affiliate of the Georgia Institute of Technology. She also serves on the executive board for the International Society for Pediatric Innovation and as the industry liaison for the American Association of Pediatric Urologists.

Dr. Blum is double board-certified in Adult and Pediatric Urology. She completed her residency training at Beaumont Hospital (now Corewell Health) and her pediatric urology fellowship at Children’s National, where she was also a Joseph E Roberts Fellow for Surgical Innovation. Dr. Blum was recently awarded the 2024 Georgia Bio Community Award for her contributions to Georgia’s medical innovation ecosystem.

John Michael Harlow

Founder

John Michael is a successful executive and one of Harbright’s three founding partners. John Michael holds both JD (LSU) and MBA (Duke) degrees. As Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, he helped build Affordable Care from 65 dental practices in 16 states to 175 offices in 38 states with 1,400 total staff. Affordable Care exited to private equity in 2011. John Michael is Harbright’s managing partner and conducts the firm’s legal and regulatory affairs.

John Michael has raised three wonderful daughters with his wife, Donna. They reside in Clayton, NC.

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