Christina Higgins
Licensing Associate
Email: chiggi@gmu.edu
Phone: 703-993-3405
As Licensing Associate for the Office of Technology Transfer at George Mason University, Christina manages a portfolio of innovations in engineering, and in environmental, computer, and the social sciences. She facilitates patenting and licensing efforts, and the development of various agreement types that enable university partnerships with industry, academia, and non-profits. She serves as an adjunct professor at George Mason periodically teaching entrepreneurship in engineering.
Christina is a versatile, experienced professional with a blended career featuring significant accomplishments in roles for the federal government, industry, and the U.S. Navy. As a federal government professional, she led the technology transfer program for her agency and held other roles in partnership development and governance systems. In industry she served with leading firms in telecommunications, IT and management consulting. She built her professional foundation as a naval officer serving on active duty and as a member of the Naval Reserve for many years.
Her academic credentials include an MS in National Resource Strategy from The Eisenhower School, National Defense University, an MBA from Georgetown University, and an MA in Management from Webster University. She holds a BS in Economics from the U.S. Naval Academy.