| 词条 | William S. Fisher |
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| name = William S. Fisher | image = | caption = | birth_name = William Sydney Fisher | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1958}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | residence = San Francisco, California, U.S. | nationality = American | alma_mater = Princeton University Stanford University | occupation = | salary = | spouse = Sakurako Fisher | children = 3 | parents = Donald Fisher Doris Feigenbaum | family = Robert J. Fisher (brother) John J. Fisher (brother) | website = | imagesize = | known for = Founding and managing Manzanita Capital | networth = US$1.85 billion (January 2018)[1] }} William Sydney Fisher (born 1958) is an American investor, hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. He has been a director of Gap Inc. since 2009, and the founder and chief executive officer of Manzanita Capital Limited.[2] The son of Gap Inc. founders Donald Fisher and Doris F. Fisher, William Fisher has been involved with the company as a board member or employee for nearly 30 years. As of January 2018, Fisher has a net worth of US$1.85 billion.[1] Early life and educationFisher was born to a Jewish family,[3] is the son of Doris Feigenbaum Fisher and Don Fisher, the co-founders of Gap, Inc. He has two brothers: Robert J. Fisher and John J. Fisher. Fisher attended Phillips Exeter Academy.[4][5] He is a 1979 graduate of Princeton University, where he received a bachelor's degree[4] and a 1984 graduate of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, from which he earned a Master's Degree in Business Administration.[4] Investment careerFisher began his career at The Gap after earning his MBA,[4] starting first as the store director for the Banana Republic and then the general manager for Gap in Canada.[4] Fisher served as the president of the Gap's international division and is credited with expanding the company into Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan.[4] In 2001, he founded the London-based private equity firm Manzanita Capital and serves as its CEO. Manzanita concentrates its investments in branded luxury companies in Europe, consumer goods, and retail.[4] In 2009, he was appointed to the Gap's Board of Directors.[2] Personal lifeFisher is married to Sakurako Daniel "Sako" Fisher. They have three children. His wife - who graduated from Stanford with a B.A. in 1982[4] - was born in Japan to an American father and a Japanese mother[6] and serves as president of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and chair of the Smithsonian National Board.[7] Wealth and philanthropyAccording to Forbes Magazine, he has a net worth of $1.85 billion USD.[1] Fisher donates heavily to his alma mater Stanford and has a professorship there. In 2011, he donated $1 million to Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. He serves as vice chairman of the science museum Exploratorium in San Francisco.[4] Like many other members of the Fisher family, he supports pro-charter school candidates in a variety of races. References1. ^1 2 {{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/william-fisher/|title=William Fisher|newspaper=Forbes|access-date=2018-01-29|language=en}} {{Gap Inc.}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, William S.}}2. ^1 Gap, Inc. web site retrieved March 31, 2013 3. ^The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California: "Gap Founder Donald Fisher Leaves Stamp on Community" October 1, 2009 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Stanford University: William S. Fisher, MBA '84 retrieved March 31, 2013 5. ^San Francisco Gate: "A's NEW ERA / JOHN FISHER / Son of Gap founder is the money behind the deal" by Todd Wallack March 31, 2005 6. ^[https://www.sfsymphony.org/Watch-Listen-Learn/Read-Program-Notes/Articles-Interviews/Inventing-Community-with-SFS-President-Sako-Fisher.aspx San Francisco Symphony Orchestra: "Inventing Community with SFS President Sako Fisher"] February 8, 2013 7. ^San Francisco Business Times: "Sakurako Fisher assumes post at San Francisco Symphony" by Renée Frojo December 4, 2012 12 : 1958 births|American billionaires|American financiers|American investors|American retail chief executives|Businesspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area|Jewish American philanthropists|Living people|Phillips Exeter Academy alumni|Princeton University alumni|Private equity and venture capital investors|Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni |
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