He was born in Charlotte, NC and attended Furman University and the University of Arizona where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing. He received his Master of Business Administration from Winthrop University followed by earning his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law. Hearn has been a board member of Friendship Medical Clinic since 2004 and is a member of St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Conway. Hearn is married to Julie and they have three grown children, Peter, Georgia-Leigh and Luke.