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| 1. | I                  have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Fortune Industries,                  Inc.; |
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| 2. | Based                  on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue                  statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary                  to                  make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which                  such                  statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period                  covered by                  this quarterly report; |
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| 3. | Based                  on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial                  information                  included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material                  respects                  the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of                  Fortune                  Industries, Inc. as of, and for, the period presented in this quarterly                  report; |
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| 4. | Fortune                  Industries, Inc.'s other certifying officer and I are responsible                  for                  establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures                  (as                  defined in Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))                  for                  Fortune Industries, Inc. and have: |
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|   | a) | designed                  such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure                  controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to                  ensure                  that material information relating to Fortune Industries, Inc.,                  including                  its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within                  those                  entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly                  report is                  being prepared; |
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|   | b) | designed                  such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such                  internal                  control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,                  to                  provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial                  reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external                  purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
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|   | c) | evaluated                  the effectiveness of Fortune Industries, Inc.'s disclosure controls                  and                  procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions                  about                  the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as                  of the end                  of the period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation;                  and |
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|   | d) | disclosed                  in this report any change in Fortune Industries, Inc.’s internal control                  over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal                  quarter  that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely                  to materially affect, Fortune Industries, Inc.’s internal control over                  financial reporting; and |
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| 5. | Fortune                  Industries, Inc.'s other certifying officer and I have disclosed,                  based on                  our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,                  to Fortune Industries, Inc.'s auditors and the audit committee                  of Fortune                  Industries, Inc.'s board of directors (or others performing the                  equivalent                  functions): |
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|   | a) | all                  significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design                  or                  operation of internal control over financial reporting which are                  reasonably likely to adversely affect Fortune Industries, Inc.'s                  ability                  to record, process, summarize and report financial information;                  and |
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|   | b) | any                  fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other                  employees who have a significant role in Fortune Industries, Inc.'s                  internal control over financial reporting. |
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| Date:  January                14, 2008 | By:                /s/ John F. Fisbeck |   |
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|                                             | John                F. Fisbeck,        |
|                                             | Chief                Executive Officer |

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