# Craig Harris

> Craig Harris is the co-founder and founding CEO of HG Insights, originally HG Data, and the CEO and co-founder of BuyerCaddy. His career spans Peace Corps service in Paraguay, nonprofit fundraising, NOZA’s donation-research business and technology intelligence. He led NOZA through its 2010 acquisition by Blackbaud and handed HG Data’s CEO role to Elizabeth Cholawsky in 2018 to return to research and development.

- **Role:** CEO and co-founder at BuyerCaddy; co-founder and founding CEO of HG Insights
- **Organizations:** BuyerCaddy, HG Insights (formerly HG Data), NOZA, Peace Corps, SEPA, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
- **Education:** Aquatic biology, University of California, Santa Barbara
- **Known for:** Founded NOZA and led it through acquisition by Blackbaud in 2010., Co-founded HG Data, later HG Insights, in 2010., Led HG Data during its 2016 $12 million Series B.

## Career timeline

- **1995** — Graduated from UC Santa Barbara; subsequently served in the Peace Corps in Paraguay.
- **2006** — NOZA launched as a nonprofit donation-research business.
- **2010** — Blackbaud acquired NOZA on October 4; Harris and the senior team announced their next company, HG Data.
- **2014** — HG Data was named a Gartner Cool Vendor in Information Innovation.
- **2016** — HG Data announced a $12 million Series B led by Updata Partners.
- **2018** — Elizabeth Cholawsky succeeded Harris as CEO; Harris became R&D leader and chairman.
- **2020** — His 66-minute entrepreneurship conversation appeared on University of California Television on February 19.
- **2021** — BuyerCaddy was founded; Harris is its CEO and co-founder.
- **2023** — Harris announced BuyerCaddy’s work with PwC Canada on technology-stack benchmarking.
- **2024** — Santa Barbara Venture Partners records its original investment in BuyerCaddy.

## Achievements

- Founded NOZA and led it through acquisition by Blackbaud in 2010.
- Co-founded HG Data, later HG Insights, in 2010.
- Led HG Data during its 2016 $12 million Series B.
- Co-founded BuyerCaddy and serves as CEO.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Harris signed BuyerCaddy’s July 7, 2026 Form D as chief executive officer and was listed as an executive officer and director.
- **2024-05** — Harris publicly described BuyerCaddy’s software-purchasing collaboration and technology-stack benchmarking approach.
- **2023-10** — Harris announced BuyerCaddy’s work with PwC Canada on application-modernization benchmarking.

## Links

- Website: https://buyercaddy.com/about/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-harris-2290a43/

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Last updated: 2026-10-14