# Eric Harber

> Eric Harber is the CEO of KUKUI, the SaaS marketing, CRM, and analytics platform built for the automotive aftermarket. A Stanford-trained engineer with a Duke MBA, he has spent more than 25 years building and turning around global software companies - taking Hipcricket public as President and COO, running global product and marketing inside Amazon's Local Commerce group, leading Flowroute as CEO, and advising founders and boards as an Operating Partner at private equity firm Diversis Capital. He coaches high school wrestling and sits on the board of a Seattle-area nonprofit school.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at KUKUI
- **Organizations:** KUKUI, Diversis Capital, Flowroute, Amazon, Hipcricket, Qpass, Eastside Academy
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS, Engineering, Stanford University, MBA, Duke University (Fuqua School of Business)
- **Known for:** Took Hipcricket public as President and COO and later led its sale, Helped sell Qpass to Amdocs as VP of Corporate & Business Development, Led transformational growth as CEO of Flowroute

## Career timeline

- **—** — VP of Corporate & Business Development at Qpass; helped sell the company to Amdocs
- **—** — President and COO at Hipcricket; took the company public and later sold it
- **—** — Led global product and marketing in Amazon's Local Commerce group
- **—** — CEO of Flowroute Inc., a SaaS business, leading transformational growth
- **—** — Operating Partner at Diversis Capital, advising CEOs, founders, and boards
- **2023** — Appointed CEO of KUKUI on July 27, 2023, succeeding Lorie Sharp

## Achievements

- Took Hipcricket public as President and COO and later led its sale
- Helped sell Qpass to Amdocs as VP of Corporate & Business Development
- Led transformational growth as CEO of Flowroute
- More than 25 years leading and transforming global software companies

## Latest updates

- **2023-07** — Named Chief Executive Officer of KUKUI, succeeding Lorie Sharp.

## Links

- Website: https://kukui.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ericharber

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Last updated: 2026-06-12