Scott Smith is a senior business leader with expertise in IT operations, software development, and large-scale program management. With over 25 years of experience, he has led turnaround projects, program start-ups, and market expansion initiatives across the aviation, federal government, and IT sectors.

Scott served as Director and Account Executive at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and previously held leadership roles as Director of GSA Services and Program Executive. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer at Timera, Inc., where he led workforce management software solutions before its acquisition by JDA Software. Scott also founded Pebble Creek Enterprises, a management consulting firm catering to mid-market and larger companies. Additionally, he served as Co-founder and President of Sigma Precision, Inc., overseeing sales, distribution agreements, and operations before the company was acquired.

He holds a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business and is an active board member and mentor, supporting entrepreneurs through The Hurt Hub@Davidson.

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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