Ron Higgins, Co-Chair
RON HIGGINS has spent his career as an entrepreneur actively involved in major industry transitions in the areas of Networking and Communications, Desktop Publishing, Desktop Presentations, and Multimedia. He has developed four technology companies from early stage through successful public offerings.
Mr. Higgins has extensive global experience in strategic business development and planning, including defining architectures, identifying world wide market opportunities, and targeting market leverage points. He has also successfully raised hundreds of millions of dollars through private equity and public markets.
Most notable, he was Founder, CEO and Chairman of Digital Island, a worldwide IP based network that is focused on helping multinational corporations deploy mission critical applications and distribute Internet content globally.
He is currently CEO of RSHF, LLC, a private investment management firm, and serves on several company Boards of Directors as well as non-profit Boards for HiBEAM, the USS Missouri, and the Honolulu Academy of Art.