How it all came to be…
Our Founder
Richard “Rich” Harbin is the Founder and President of IntelRise. With over 25 years experience in the industry, Rich envisioned an organization that is focused on delivering value to customers by providing seasoned professionals, improving and automating business processes, and delivering best-in-suite business management solutions for small to mid-market organizations in various industries. Rich leads the strategic development of IntelRise and defines the vision, strategy, structure, values, and financial objectives for the firm.
Prior to founding IntelRise, Rich held various management and leadership positions for Fortune 1000 companies. Rich is actively known as a visionary leader and advocate of transforming organizations, people, processes, and systems with the continuous evolution of on-premise to cloud computing technology.
In addition to IntelRise, Rich is actively involved in mentoring entrepreneurs and startup companies through the McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M University. With a focus on giving back and helping others, Rich seeks to help organizations capitalize on continuous improvements while transforming your business to thrive in the new digital economy.
Rich received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Texas A&M University. Rich resides in Plano, Texas with his wife Laura and daughters Madison and Katelyn.