Arthur Joseph Higgins is a businessperson who founded Ascendancy Healthcare, Inc. and who has been the head of 10 different companies.

He is on the board of Ecolab, Inc. and 4 other companies.

In the past he was Director at Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Chairman of BioNJ, Inc., Executive Chairman for Ascendancy Healthcare, Inc., Non-Executive Chairman at Assertio Holdings, Inc. and Non-Executive Chairman of Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. (a subsidiary of Assertio Holdings, Inc.), President-Pharmaceutical Products Division at Abbott Laboratories, Vice President for Bristol Myers Squibb Co., Independent Director at Resverlogix Corp., Chairman of Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Chairman for Bayer Pharma AG, Chief Executive Officer of Bayer Healthcare LLC, Chairman-Management Board at Bayer HealthCare AG, Principal at Sandoz, Inc., Member of Blackstone Healthcare Partners LLC, Principal at Fisons Ltd., President for European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries & Assns, Council Member at International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Chairman-Biotechnology Council at National Pharmaceutical Council.

Arthur Joseph Higgins received an undergraduate degree from the University of Strathclyde.