Russ Higgins

Russ Higgins is a Partner at Connor Group, leading the DC Metro practice that provides strategic advisory services across defense/govcon, healthcare, and high-growth ventures, serving clients from pre-revenue startups to Fortune 500 companies. As a Co-Founder of Baseline Defense, Higgins brings a unique perspective gained from a career that began as a federal contractor in a SCIF environment, managing a classified contract before moving into audit and advisory roles at Deloitte and KPMG US. Higgins possesses advanced degrees in Accounting from the University of Richmond and The George Washington University, with extensive expertise in regulated markets and complex transactions.