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Dr. Harris is a Founder and Co-Chairman of The Partnering Group (TPG). He is acknowledged internationally as a thought leader in the field of consumer goods retail management and is recognized worldwide as the developer of the Category Management approach. Since founding TPG in 1990, he has helped implement this approach in retailer, wholesaler, and manufacturer companies in 25 different countries. He co-authored the U.S., European, and Brazilian ECR Category Management Best Practices Reports. Prior to founding TPG, Dr. Harris was the founder and CEO of ABA Groups, which developed the Apollo Space Management System in 1985 and merged with Information Resources Inc. (IRI) in 1987. From 1978 to 1983, he was a professor of marketing in the Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Southern California and a Director of USC's Food Industry Management Program. Dr. Harris earned his Ph.D. in Marketing from Michigan State University and has an MBA, and a Bachelors Degree in Economics with First Class Honors. | 