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Kurt Higginbotham

Senior Operating Partner

Kurt Higginbotham has more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, innovator, and owner of railcars and railcar services. Prior to ITE, Kurt was CEO and President of AITX, ITE’s rail portfolio company. Before AITX, he served as Founder, President and CEO of Appalachian Railcar Services (“ARS”), a pioneering solution-provider across repair networks, railroad operations, transloading and logistics. Through Kurt’s leadership, ARS and its business entities scaled its offering to more than 30 locations, an average of 25% year-over-year growth.