Born in Moline, Illinois he traveled to California's Pomona College and Stanford University for his bachelor's and master's degrees in economics and business. A successful entrepreneur, community activist and philanthropist Harris is recently retired and continues his love of photography and travel. His exhibits have hung in several Quad Cities venues including the Figge Arts Cafe, Augustana College, the Quad Cities Botanical Center and DeWitt Opera House. His Antarctic exhibit permanently resides at Trinity Medical Center's Rock Island campus. More of his work can be viewed on his photo website, www.TheArtfulLens.com.