Maj. Gen. Patrick Higby (Ret.)

Everfox Executive Advisory Board

Maj. Gen. Patrick Higby (ret.) currently serves as the President and CEO of Higher Purpose Outcomes LLC. With over 30 years of military experience, he acts as a strategic consultant on a diverse array of opportunities for various corporations. In his last government role, General Higby served as the Director, DevOps and Lethality, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. In this role, he devised and implemented strategies to responsively combat cybersecurity threats while rapidly delivering cyber/digital/IT capabilities to the point of need.
Prior to this assignment, General Higby was the Director, Cyberspace Strategy and Policy, Office of Information Dominance and CIO, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. As the Cyberspace Operations and Support Career Field Functional Manager, General Higby was responsible for the development of 43,000 officers, enlisted and civilian personnel. He balanced costs and risks for Air Force cybersecurity, as well as led the Air Force in developing cyberspace strategies, policies and enterprise architectures across business, information, weapon system and defense intelligence mission areas.