John Higgins

John Higgins

Chairman at OMNIAB, INC.

Net worth: 11 M $ as of 2026-05-30

56 year
Health Technology
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John L.
Higgins
currently works at Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer from 2010, CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer, OmniAb Operations, Inc., as Chairman from 2022, Academy of Whole Learning, as Chairman, OmniAb, Inc., as Chairman from 2022, Bio-Techne Corp., as Independent Director from 2009, and Pelican, Inc., as Director from 2020.
Mr. Higgins also formerly worked at BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as Director from 2004 to 2012, Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as Director in 2022, CoMentis, Inc., as Director, Blue Zones LLC, as Director, Connetics Corp., as CFO & EVP-Administration & Corporate Development from 1997 to 2006, and Dillon, Read & Co., Inc., as Member-Healthcare Banking Team.
Mr. Higgins received his undergraduate degree from Colgate University.

Known holdings in public companies

CompanyDateNumber of sharesValuationValuation date
2026-06-16 2,962,320 ( 2.04% ) 8 M $ 2026-05-30
2025-10-29 66,876 ( 0.04% ) 3 M $ 2026-05-30

John Higgins active positions

CompaniesPositionStart
BIO-TECHNE CORPORATION Director/Board Member 2009-05-18
PFENEX INC. Director/Board Member 2020-09-30
OMNIAB, INC. Chairman 2022-10-31
Chief Executive Officer 2009-12-31
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Former positions of John Higgins

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LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED Chief Executive Officer 2022-12-04
BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Director/Board Member -
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