Joe Higgins

Background

About Joe Higgins

Leader in critical infrastructure operations, Chief Operations Officer, real estate development, data centers, decarbonization, capital programs and implementing organizational step-changes. Acknowledged business and community leader, passionate about 4.0 operations, hybrid workforce and climate innovations at scale. AMBITIOUS CAPITAL PLANNING • Underpinning roles in Corporate Fortune 100 (Fidelity Investments), Higher Education and Research (100+universities) • Outstanding grasp of delivering Strategic Plan results, paired with effective stewardship of CapEx and OpEx investments • Implementer of ambitious capital plans for transformative change • Builder of human capital management, with metrics to monitor results OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE • Responsibility for critical infrastructure continuity, financial efficiency, and evolution MIT's campus infrastructure, 160+ buildings, and team of 800+ professionals • Continuous progress toward reducing deferred maintenance and carbon emissions, while delivering simplification and productivity, leveraging technology and accelerating people development • Chief Operations Officer(COO) Head of Engineering, data centers, collaborating organizations included Facebook, Google, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and U.S. Bank, to enhance the efficiency and resilience of global data center infrastructure SUSTAINABILITY AND DECARBONIZATION • Sustainability programs for Fidelity Investments as first Chief Sustainability Officer • Vision and creation of utility-scale solar farm developments, champion for an alliance of 10 hallmark organizations in Boston and Cambridge to create utility-scale wind and solar energy systems • Leading efforts to decarbonize MIT’s district energy systems and operational energy use • Provided leadership to several community Sustainability committees, including the U.S. Green Building Council, Boston’s Green Ribbon Commission, Boston’s A Better City, Needham’s Climate Action Plan, and the City of Cambridge RISK MITIGATION • Ensuring regulatory compliance and high standards of environmental, health, and safety protocols • Spearheading audits as a Lead Auditor for ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR • Board leadership includes Boston’s A Better City, Climate Action Plan Committee- town of Needham, MIT Endicott House Conference Center, and Massachusetts Bay State Speedskating Club. • Board Governance training and member of NACD • Available for select Board engagements JoeHigginsPE@gmail.com