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Harsha Bellur

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Board Member & President at SIM Austin
📍 Austin, Texas, United States

Harsha Bellur is the EVP and Chief Information Officer at James Avery, where he spearheads digital transformation to create a seamless customer experience. His leadership, shaped by an early entrepreneurial background in his familys business, has led to numerous accolades, including the Austin CIO of the Year.

Outside of his executive role, Harsha is an avid traveler and hiker. He is passionate about giving back to the community, dedicating his time to mentoring high school students in STEM and serving in leadership positions for local IT and educational advisory councils.

His journey into technology began unexpectedly, teaching himself to code during summer breaks to computerize his fathers iron and steel business in India.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Board Member & President
Location
Austin, Texas, United States
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End-to-End CX
Leads initiatives connecting e-commerce, retail, supply chain, and manufacturing to deliver a seamless customer journey, a core theme in his work at James Avery and AMF Bowling.
Digital Transformation
Focuses on leveraging technology as a competitive advantage, implementing factory automation, AI-based customer intelligence platforms, and unified data analytics to drive business growth.
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Career

Work history

1-2021
Board Member & President
SIM Austin
10-2021
Innovation Advisory Council Member
Vation Ventures
1-2023
Co-Chair, Industry Advisory Council
Austin Community College Continuing Education
8-2012
EVP/Chief Information Officer
James Avery
5-2007 - 8-2012
VP, Information Technology
Bowlero Corporation
In the press

Media appearances

Council Spotlight: Harsha Bellur of James Avery. Featured in Vation Ventures
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Education
2011 - 2011
Delivering Information Services
Harvard Business School
2006 - 2008
MBA
Virginia Commonwealth University
1993 - 1996
MS
University of Mysore
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