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Brian Higgins

United States 61 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Hedge funds
Residence
New York, New York
Organization
Co-Founder at King Street Capital Management
Education
Villanova University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)

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.

About

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.