John L. Higgins is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 6 different companies. Presently, he holds the position of Chairman of Academy of Whole Learning, Chairman for OmniAb, Inc., Chairman at OmniAb Operations, Inc. (a subsidiary of OmniAb, Inc.) and Chief Executive Officer for Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. Mr. Higgins is also on the board of Bio-Techne Corp. and Pfenex, Inc.

In his past career he held the position of Chairman for CoMentis, Inc., Director at Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., CFO & EVP-Administration & Corporate Development at Connetics Corp. and Member-Healthcare Banking Team at Dillon, Read & Co., Inc.

John L. Higgins received an undergraduate degree from Colgate University.