Board of Advisors
John R. Harris
BCA, MCBC
Valuation Expert, Educator, and Former NEBB Director
John R. Harris holds a certified general appraisal license in several states and has over 40 years of appraisal experience. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree and has owned several successful businesses. He has operated both nationally and internationally in appraisal and brokerage and has been a member of the World Trade Center having performed appraisal and consulting services for the Mexican and Venezuelan governments in Central and South America. He has also served as a consultant for large U.S. entities including Ford Motor Company, General Motors, General Electric, International Dairy Queen, Pizza Hut Corporation, Boeing, Cessna Aircraft, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Currently, Mr. Harris teaches appraisal technique in Business, Real Estate, and Machinery/Equipment for several national organizations. He serves nationally as an arbitrator in business disputes for the American Arbitration Association, New York City. He is a member and contributing guest speaker to the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), the California Association of Business Brokers (CABB), and the Institute of Certified Business Counselors (ICBC). As a member of ICBC, he is one of only a few individuals to hold the MCBC designation indicating Master Certified Business Counselor.
John Harris was the Director of the NEBB Institute. As the Director, he trained over 1,000 appraisers in 45 states, Australia, Africa, Canada, Ireland, Norway, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore. He has been awarded the professional designation of CM&AA by the Alliance of Mergers & Acquisition Advisors, which means he is certified in Mergers and Acquisitions. This organization involves CPAs and other financial professionals specializing in business transfers.
In addition, Mr. Harris holds the following credentials:
- Licensed Real Estate Broker (retired license in 2024).
- Holds the BAE Professional designation indicating Business Appraisal Expert, as endorsed by Northern Michigan University.
- Holds BCA Professional designation indicating Business Certified Appraiser issued by the International Society of Business Analysts.
- Has been awarded the GPPA professional designation from the National Auctioneers Association, indicating Graduate Personal Property Appraiser.
- Has been approved as an instructor for the Kansas Real Estate Commission to teach continuing education courses on Business Sales and Evaluation.
- Frequent guest speaker to CPAs, attorneys, and other business groups.
- Regular contributing author to various industry trade journals and newsletters in the brokerage and appraisal industries.
- Graduate of Loyola University School of Business Administration Executive Education Programs for Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisors.
- Has personally sold over in a brokerage capacity over 400 businesses.
- Provides expert court testimony at the District and Federal Court levels when called upon to do so.
- General Certified Appraiser (retired license in 2014).
Used by the following institutions in appraisal assignments (partial list only):
12. Approved by and registered with:
- Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- General Services Administration, U.S. Government
- Internal Revenue Service
Continuing Education and Compliance – Mr. Harris has complied with the requirements of the various certifying organizations of which he is a member and has completed the following courses for license maintenance, re-certification, and/or continuing educational requirements:
| Course Title | Location | Hours | Month/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| USPAP Update | Wichita, Kansas | 7 |
2021 |
| Evaluations, Desk Top and Others | Wichita, Kansas | 7 |
2021 |
| Avoiding Mortgage Fraud | Wichita, Kansas | 7 |
2020 |
| Complex Properties | Wichita, Kansas | 7 |
2020 |
| USPAP Update | Wichita, Kansas | 7 |
May 1, 2019 |
| General Appraisal Courses | Wichita, Kansas | 7 |
May 2, 2019 |
| USPAP Update | Wichita, Kansas | 7 |
November 8, 2018 |
| Evaluations, Desktops, & Other Limited Scope Appraisals | Wichita, Kansas | 4 |
November 8, 2018 |
| Work File Documentation for Appraisers | Wichita, Kansas | 4 |
May 26, 2017 |
| Divorce and Estate Appraisals | Wichita, Kansas | 4 |
May 20, 2017 |
| Managing Appraiser Liability | Wichita, Kansas | 6 |
May 13, 2017 |
| Course Title | Location | Hours | Month/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| USPAP Update | Wichita, Kansas | 7 |
2021 |
| Evaluations, Desk Top, and Others | Wichita, Kansas | 7 |
2021 |
| Avoiding Mortgage Fraud | Wichita, Kansas | 7 |
2020 |
| Complex Properties | Wichita, Kansas | 7 |
2020 |
| USPAP Update | Wichita, Kansas | 7 |
May 1, 2019 |
| General Appraisal Courses | Wichita, Kansas | 7 |
May 2, 2019 |
| USPAP Update | Wichita, Kansas | 7 |
November 8, 2018 |
| Evaluations, Desktops, & Other Limited Scope Appraisals | Wichita, Kansas | 4 |
November 8, 2018 |
| Work File Documentation for Appraisers | Wichita, Kansas | 4 |
May 26, 2017 |
| Divorce and Estate Appraisals | Wichita, Kansas | 4 |
May 20, 2017 |
| Managing Appraiser Liability | Wichita, Kansas | 6 |
May 13, 2017 |
Partial List of Businesses Appraised – The following is a partial list of the types of businesses that John R. Harris has appraised:
