Traci Higgins is founder and principal of Roosevelt Drive Partners, a human resources consultancy. She is a creative problem-solver who celebrates the critical roles kindness and empathy play in understanding and resolving issues. Higgins has a strong record of success crafting people-centered solutions that build trust, drive change, and strengthen culture. Valued for her integrity and joyful spirit, Higgins believes we each have a responsibility to do the work needed to show up as our best self.

She began her professional career as a Federal District Court law clerk before joining the law firm of King & Spalding as an associate. For more than a decade, Higgins was a human resources leader at the Legal Services Corporation and has worked with several nonprofits including the organizing committee for the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the Public Broadcasting Service, and the District of Columbia Public Schools.

Higgins is a 1986 graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences, and she serves as Chair of the Board of Regents and as an advisory board member for the Georgetown Scholars Program, a best-in-class comprehensive support program for first-generation and low-income students.

Higgins served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador and attended graduate school at the University of Virginia School of Law and the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, earning a joint degree in law and public affairs.