M. Harris Jr. has a remarkable personal story of overcoming significant adversity, including childhood trauma, drugs, violence, bullying, racism, and poverty. He is a military veteran and a former intelligence & terrorism expert for the U.S. Government. He is also a decorated martial artist, holding multiple black belts, a Muay Thai kickboxing champion, a professional MMA/Cage Fighter, a world silver medalist in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, was a hand-to-hand combat expert on the nationally syndicated television series, "Personal Defense TV", an avid motorcyclist, and was a featured father in the Documentary film, “Presence over Presents” (a film dispelling the myth of the absent Black father). In other words, a LOT of “masculine” stuff!

Beyond his impressive personal story, Harris is a highly accomplished Cybersecurity Expert, Digital Forensics Investigator, and Expert Witness with over 30 years in IT and a decade in federal law enforcement and intelligence. He has lent his expertise to agencies like the FBI, CIA, Secret Service, and the Department of Justice. As the current Director and Vice President of a Global Security Operations Center, he leads an international team of cyber experts. His specialties include malware detection, incident response, insider threats, e-Discovery, risk & compliance, counterterrorism, and counter-intelligence forensics.

Harris is an Award-Winning author and the founder of USA Self-Defense Institute, a self-defense and empowerment program based in Cincinnati, OH. Through “The Institute”, he mentors dozens of kids, instilling confidence, discipline, respect, emotional regulation, and the understanding that their circumstances do not define their future. It is at “The Institute” where he employs his “Associative Anchoring” teaching methodology.