POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned, being a person required to file a
statement under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act") with respect to Harris &
Harris Group, Inc., a New York corporation, hereby
authorizes, designates and appoints Jackie Matthews, Carmen
DeForest, Charles E. Harris, or Sandra M. Forman to act as
attorney-in-fact to execute and file statements on Form 3,
Form 4 and Form 5 (including Form ID) and any successor
forms adopted by the Securities Exchange Commission, as
required by the 1934 Act and the Investment Company Act of
1940 and the rules thereunder, and to take such other
actions as such attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or
appropriate in connection with such statements, hereby
confirming and ratifying all actions that such attorney-in-
fact has taken or may take in reliance hereon. This power
of attorney shall continue in effect until the undersigned
no longer has an obligation to file statements under the
section cited above, or until specifically terminated in
writing by the undersigned.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this
power of attorney on the 18th day of May, 2005.




By: /s/ Alexei A. Andreev
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Alexei A. Andreev