Background
Higgins, Robert Francis was born on January 27, 1947 in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John E. and Catherine (Grant) Higgins.
Higgins, Robert Francis was born on January 27, 1947 in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John E. and Catherine (Grant) Higgins.
AB, Harvard College, 1968. Master of Business Administration, Harvard College, 1970.
Special assistant to assistant secretary of treasury United States Governor, Washington, 1971-1972, assistant to the United States secretary of commerce, 1972-1973. Executive director Florence V. Burden Foundation, New York City, 1973-1975, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, New York City, 1975-1978, John A. Hartford Foundation, New York City, 1978-1982. General partner Charles River Ventures, Boston, 1982-1987.
Managing general partner Highland Capital Partners, since 1987.
Trustee Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts. Member Council on Foreign Relations.