Verne Harnish is founder of Entrepreneurs' Organization and chaired its premiere CEO program, Birthing of Giants, and WEO's Advanced Business executive program, both held at MIT. He is the founder and CEO of Gazelles, Growth Guy syndicated columnist, Venture columnist for FORTUNE magazine, and author of Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time, and Scaling Up. He chairs Growth Summits around the globe and resides in Barcelona, Spain with his wife and four children.