Kim Harmon

Kim Harmon serves as the executive director of the Naifeh Center for Effective Leadership. A Tennessee native, Kim previously served 30 years with the State of Tennessee with the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration (F&A), the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and the Tennessee Department of Revenue. 

As the inspector general of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Kim led OIG to identify and investigate TennCare recipient fraud by conducting timely, thorough and accurate investigations. 

Kim worked at TBI for 17 years, initially as a special agent investigating Medicaid provider fraud and then as the special agent in charge for the TBI Training Division. Kim began her state service with revenue as an auditor and then special agent. 

Kim graduated from Carson-Newman College with a Bachelor of Science in accounting, and with a Master in Public Service degree from Tennessee State University. Her leadership training includes TGEI, TGMI, LEAD, TBI Leadership Academy, Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange, and FBI LEEDA trilogy.  

She is married to a funny, hardworking, smart man named Randy. She enjoys laughing with her family which includes two daughters, a son-in-law and a very special grandchild.