Larry Higby
Larry Higby served as the president and chief executive officer of Apria Healthcare Group Inc., a national provider of home healthcare products and services, from 2002-2008. From 1997 until his appointment as chief executive officer in February 2002, Mr. Higby served as Apria's president and chief operating officer. When Higby left Apria after it was purchased by Blackstone, the company had 550 branch offices in all 50 states. Prior to joining Apria, Mr. Higby served as president and chief operating officer of Unocal's 76 Products Company and group vice president of Unocal Corporation from 1994 to 1997. Prior to Unocal, Mr. Higby held various positions with the Times Mirror Company, America's Pharmacy, Inc., a division of Caremark, Inc., and PepsiCo. From 1969-1974, Higby held several influential positions in the White House, including Deputy Assistant to President Nixon. Among various Boards, that Higby serves or has served, he is currently a member of the Board of Directors for New Majority, eHealth, the American Association of Homecare and Chairs the Marketing Committee for the Automobile Club of Southern California. He is a graduate of UCLA and UCLA Business school.