Portrait of Brian Higgins

Rank #2297

Brian Higgins

Net worth $1.8B

Hedge funds · United States

Born
Feb 08, 1965
Age
61
Source
Hedge funds
Residence
New York, New York
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Children
0
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Villanova University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Brian Higgins is the cofounder of King Street Capital Management, a distressed-debt focused hedge fund.
  • He started King Street in 1995 with fellow billionaire O. Francis Biondi, whom he met on First Boston's high-yield desk in the late 1980's.
  • King Street Capital Management managed over $25 billion of assets in 2023.
  • He and cofounder Francis Biondi manage the King Street Charitable Trust, which donates to medical research and Villanova, Higgins' alma mater, among others.
  • Higgins and Biondi are known for shying away from publicity and don't hold investor days, during which investors meet the firm's asset managers.