Harry was born in Philadelphia and attended Rutgers University, receiving a B.S. in Management. He received numerous Big East football honors and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 7th round of the 1987 NFL draft. After playing defensive line for three years, he made the difficult switch in 1990 to left offensive tackle where he would play for twelve additional years.

Harry spent six years as a San Diego Charger, taking them to their first ever World Championship, Super Bowl XXIX in 1994. Voted as the team NFLPA Union Rep for four years, Harry was pivotal in identifying unacceptable playing and workplace conditions. He would win the next two World Championships (’97-’98) with the Denver Broncos. Harry then signed with the Baltimore Ravens in 1999 and won his third World Championship, Super Bowl XXXV. The Miami Dolphins were his final team for the 2001 season after 15 years in the NFL.

In 2008, Harry returned to the Baltimore Ravens and in 2009 and became the Director of Employee (Player) Engagement, working closely with GM Ozzie Newsome. Harry was tasked with shaping the culture of the team by creating innovative programs and strategically engaging by connecting internal and external partnerships with key influencers. Harry designed, implemented, and measured programs that ensured high potential players performed consistently at the highest level of sport. He created and implemented the Ravens Mentoring Program, which became a league known and sought-after designation for veteran players for over 10 years. Additionally, Harry initiated the Ravens Rookie Orientation program which he designed by utilizing anti-deficit-based research and content driven by qualitative and quantitative data. Harry proved that analyzing data in HR was just as vital as the growing field of football analytics. These and other programs set the Ravens apart as league leaders in employee development.

His talent acquisition duties within the personnel department included 90+ face to face interviews in which Harry identified character traits consistent with organizational goals. Harryreported directly to the GM, Ozzie Newsome, both helping to forecast workforce planning and inform program contentchanges.

During his time with the Ravens, Harry’s programs, including his “Bring the Upstairs Down” (BUD) initiative (which educated employees on benefits, total compensation, payroll, union matters, 401k, etc.) greatly influenced the culture of the team and the organization. Harry believes that people perform at high levels when they are situated as teammate, friend, and co-workers invested first relationally and then professionally. Many with knowledge of Harry’s programming agree with Troy Vincent, VP NFL Operations, when he says, “Harry’s department is the benchmark of Player Engagement.”

Harry participated and won the Wharton School of Executive Education (2012) competition. He led a group that included six other NFL franchises. They prevailed over 5 other teams of NFL executives by utilizing feedback from industry leaders “in the milieu” as a learning and development (LD) tool for Career Development. Harry completed his Masters in Human Service Counseling (2018) at Liberty University. In 2019 Harry receivedhis Senior Certified Professional (2019) designation from the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). Harry also served as Director of Human Resources at the Museum of the Bible (DC & OKC) managing a staff as they helped over 200 employees return to the workplace post-COVID. Prior to that heconsulted with various businesses, such as Meta Aerospace in DC and, Unlock the Champion, who states, “we are honored to have Harry join with other NFL Legends as they train the next generation of leaders…” Harry just finished, after 3 years, serving over 1,100 employees, as an HR Business Partner at MITRE, a large (10K) government contractor, in NVA. Harry’s HR consulting always seeks to improve employee performancewhile championing people around a worthwhile common cause.

Harry and his wife Dawn have been married for over 28 years and have 5 children. They make their home in BaltimoreCounty, MD.