Heather Higginbottom
Heather Higginbottom | |
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| Born | July 15, 1972 |
| Occupation(s) | Government official, policy executive |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Known for | U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget |
Heather Anne Higginbottom (born July 15, 1972) currently leads the JPMorgan Chase Policy Center. Prior to this role, she held the position of Chief Operating Officer at CARE USA beginning in 2017. Between 2013 and 2017, Higginbottom acted as the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, having previously been the counselor of the United States Department of State. From 2011 to 2013, she was the Deputy Director of the federal Office of Management and Budget, a post she assumed after Senate confirmation by a 64–36 vote on October 20, 2011. Her earlier experience includes serving as Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council during President Barack Obama’s administration from 2009 to 2010, following her role as policy director for the Obama for America campaign.
Early life and education
Higginbottom completed her high school education at Chenango Valley High School in Binghamton, New York. She holds a master’s degree in public policy from the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at George Washington University and earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester.
Career
Her professional journey began as a government relations specialist with Communities In Schools. In 1999, she joined Senator John Kerry’s staff as a legislative assistant, managing a wide range of domestic and international policy matters before advancing to legislative director. She also fulfilled the role of deputy policy director for the Kerry-Edwards presidential campaign. After the 2004 election cycle, Higginbottom established and led the American Security Project prior to rejoining Kerry’s team. In 2008, she was appointed deputy director of the Domestic Policy Council under President Barack Obama.
On January 7, 2011, President Obama nominated her to serve as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. Despite resistance from some Senate Republicans who questioned her business and accounting background, her nomination was approved by a Senate vote of 64–36 on October 20, 2011.
Following John Kerry’s appointment as United States Secretary of State, he brought Higginbottom on board as counselor in 2013. Later that year, President Obama nominated her for the position of deputy secretary of state for management and resources; she was confirmed by a Senate vote tallying 74–17 in December 2013.
Beginning in March 2017, Higginbottom took on the role of chief operating officer at CARE, an organization dedicated to humanitarian aid, emergency response, and international development aimed at reducing global poverty.
In 2019, she was named head of JPMorgan Chase’s newly created Policy Center, broadening her impact on policy formulation within the private sector.
External links
- Profile of Heather Higginbottom, David McKay Wilson, Rochester Review, January–February 2009
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- Deputy Directors for Management of the Office of Management and Budget
- Obama administration personnel
- Politicians from Binghamton, New York
- Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration alumni
- United States deputy secretaries of state
- University of Rochester alumni
- Washington, D.C., Democrats
- JPMorgan Chase people