John V. Harker is the former

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of the InFocus corporation located in Wilsonville, Oregon. He had been the president and

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of the company since 1992 before Kyle Ranson took his place on September 1, 2004. He resigned as chairman on December 1, 2005.

Business life

John Harker started work at InFocus in 1992 and has transformed the company from being a small startup selling business

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to a thriving business with many display products. Products that have been developed under his leadership include a variety of business projectors as well as home theatre projection and DLP Rear Projection televisions. John Harker served a variety of roles before coming to work with the InFocus corporation. He was an Executive Vice President at GENICOM Corporation (1984–1992), the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development at Dataproducts Corporation (1982–1984), the Vice President of Booz, Allen, and Hamilton (1979–1982), and as a manager at IBM (1963–1979). Currently, the combined salary and benefits package for Mr. Harker is about $841,000 per year. This makes him the highest paid person at the InFocus Corporation.

Community service

John Harker currently chairs the Business Advisory Council at the school of

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Portland State University Portland State University (PSU) is a public research university in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1946 as a post-secondary educational institution for World War II veterans. It evolved into a four-year college over the following two decades ...

, and is on the Business Advisory Council at the Leeds school of Business at the

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. He also has served on the

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for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry since 1997 and was the board chair from June 2003 to June 2004. Mr. Harker is also involved with the American Electronics Association. He currently serves as the Chairman of the National Board of the group and is on the council for the local chapter in Oregon. With the AEA, Harker has brought the spotlight on

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and the manufacturing concerns of American corporations.

Personal life

John was born in

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and is married to wife Judith (née Skelley). He has three children, John Jr., Julie, and James. He currently resides in

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and enjoys a variety of outside activities. He attended the University of Colorado and holds a

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degree in

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References

Biographical info
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Salary and Biographical Info
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harker, John Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American businesspeople People from Denison, Iowa University of Colorado Boulder alumni People from Lake Oswego, Oregon