The Board is confident that Jeff and the outstanding staff he inherits will successfully build upon the casino’s tremendous accomplishments,” Michael Tumanjan, Chairman of the Board of the Commerce Casino, said. Jeff has a strong familiarity with the gaming industry and the issues it faces. Over the years, he has not only excelled in every major casino position, but he has also been innovative in the California gaming industry. Jeff’s multifaceted operations background and employee engagement success are ideally suited for our operations. “We are excited to have Jeff take this important leadership role. While in the military, Jeff was an intelligence analyst and worked as a Soviet Specialist.
Jeff joined the Army, like his father who had served and gave the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam.
Before joining the Commerce Casino, he attended college and played football at North Carolina State. Jeff Harris is a native Angeleno who was born and raised in Pomona Valley and worked at Commerce for 30 years, starting as a chip runner. Harris, who brings more than three decades of casino gaming and operations experience, succeeds Haig Papaian, who retired last year. Jeff Harris, a veteran casino and hospitality executive, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and President of The Commerce Casino & Hotel.
