Ralph Harper, Chief Executive Officer of DPLOYIT, Inc. is a seasoned professional with experience in leadership roles at Fortune 100 companies including Equitable Life Assurance, Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay. Throughout Harper’s corporate career, he has been responsible for proposing, planning, developing, deploying and supporting enterprise technologies and systems worldwide.
In July of 2000, Harper founded DPLOYIT placing strict focus on building strong business and strategic relationships as a way to enhance business development. Under Harper’s leadership, in 2009, DPLOYIT was recognized by INC. Magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in the United States. In its INC. Magazine debut, DPLOYIT landed in the top 20% of 5000 companies recognized.
Harper has been key note speaker at the Dallas Fort Worth Minority Business Council and at the National Minority Business Summit hosted by McGraw Hill at their corporate office in Manhattan, NY. Over 50 small business owners attended the summit. Additionally, he spearheaded minority business owners’ seminar which focuses on the need to manage and nurture “Business Relationships.” Mr. Harper was also the keynote speaker of a three part leadership series focusing on: 1. Being prepared to do business with Fortune companies; 2. Selling to Fortune companies; and 3. Maintaining and supporting Fortune companies the years after the sell.
Harper has a degree in Business Administration with a minor in Computer Science from Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama. Harper is a proven leader with an extensive and impressive track record of delivering measurable results.
Do Something
Launched in 2003, Do Something, our small business mentor program encourages Fortune 500 and successful small businesses to provide support and guidance to start-up and established minority businesses.
CLH Foundation
Harper founded and is the President and Chairman of the Board for the Catherine L. Harper Foundation. The CLH Foundation is a non-profit organization with a goal to solve the broader issue related to education disparities among the fortunate and less-fortunate. CLH Foundation primarily focuses on providing quality education in the Information Technology arena.
