Hayden Harris

Biography

Mr. Harris is a career-long entrepreneur. After running emerging technology companies, he founded a management consulting practice in 1977. His firm provided services in turn-around and new-venture management for several companies. In 1987, this company, Enterprise Management, Inc., became the General Partner of Enterprise Development Fund, L.P., and its successor funds. Mr. Harris has served as Chairman of two public companies, McLaren Performance Technologies, Inc.(automotive performance services) and Endogen, Inc. (biotech reagents), both of which he helped to sell to larger entities, and was majority-owner, CEO, and Chairman of Software Services Corp. until its sale. He is a founder and former Director of TherOx, Inc, a supplier of medical devices to accelerate recovery from heart surgery. He is a founder and former Director of Xtera Communications, Inc., and holds three issued patents in the field of fiber optics. He was appointed by the Governor to the Executive Committee of the Michigan Economic Development Committee. Mr. Harris earned a B.S. in Geology and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California.

Extracurricular Activities

A person in a vintage race car on a racetrack, wearing a helmet, with another person crouched nearby. A truck is parked in the background.

Hayden tries out his CRA sprint car at the 1/2 mile Irwindale, CA, oval.

A speedboat racing along a river with a mountainous background and a trail of water spray behind.

Hayden at 120 mph on the backstretch at Parker, AZ, in the hydroplane he designed and built.

A person stands next to a race car in the pit lane of a racetrack, surrounded by teams and spectators.

In the pit with the car, he owned in Indianapolis prior to the 2002 500. Engine by McLaren.

Red speedboat labeled "H-57" on a trailer, parked on grass near a building and trees.

Sunshine Baby IV, 171 mph, 7-liter hydroplane owned by Hayden.

A racing team poses beside a Rayovac branded race car on the track with a large crowd in the grandstand behind them.

His Indy car team prior to driver Alex Baron, starting 26th and finishing 4th. The team finished 5th in overall points and won the Nashville race.

Close-up of a vintage car engine with chrome details and visible wiring, set against a green grass background.

1200hp engine built by “Big Daddy” Don Garlits.

A person sitting on a large wooden structure frame in an industrial workshop with tools and machinery in the background.

Hayden is building a hydroplane for Bud Meyer.

Black and white image of a large, grid-like structure under construction in a workshop, surrounded by various tools and materials.

The cupped bottom of Bud's boat, designed to move the center of lift under the center of gravity.

A man stands next to a red and white biplane in a grassy field with trees in the background.

Hayden stands by his 1931 factory-built Great Lakes 2T-1A, which he has flown for many years

A man stands next to a small yellow and red vintage biplane on a grassy field.

The Little Honker. Hayden's Pitts S-1-200, which he completed building and flew in an aerobatic competition. Multiple times class winner.