Bradford Higgins

Bradford R. Higgins (born 1952) is an American lawyer, investment banker, and former American government official who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Resource Management and Chief Financial Officer of the United States Department of State from 2006 to 2009.

Biography Higgins received his B.A. (1974) from and J.D. (1978) from Columbia University. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 16, 2006, by voice vote. At the Department of State, he oversaw a $34 billion budget and directed the Department's strategic and performing efforts. In 2008, he was elected Chairman of the Audit Committee to the Organization of American States and as the senior advisor to the United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States Hector Morales.

He left the State Department on January 20, 2009.

Higgins currently serves as president and chairman of the board of JumpStart International, a humanitarian aid organization that has conducted extensive efforts in Iraq and is currently operating in Gaza. He is also a venture partner at SOSV, where he focuses on investing in energy and energy efficiency technology.