Greg Fischer
| Greg Fischer | |
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| 2nd Mayor of Louisville Metro | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Jerry Abramson |
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January 14, 1958 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Alexandra Gerassimides |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Gregory E. Fischer (born January 14, 1958) is an American businessman who is the current Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky. He is a graduate of Louisville's Trinity High School and Vanderbilt University, entrepreneur, and community leader.
Fischer ran in the Kentucky Democratic primary for the United States Senate in 2008, where he finished second and received over 209,000 votes (34 percent) among seven candidates.
In November 2010 he was elected Mayor of Louisville in a tight race against city councilman Hal Heiner. He succeeded Mayor Jerry Abramson.
Fischer was born in Louisville to Mary Lee and George Fischer, graduates of Loretto High School and Flaget High School in Louisville, respectively, and has four siblings. Fischer's father was the CEO of MetriData Computing Inc. and Secretary of the Cabinet of Kentucky under Governor John Y. Brown, Jr.
Fischer attended Trinity High School in Louisville and graduated in 1976. He has since been inducted as a member of the school's hall of fame. After high school, Fischer attended Vanderbilt University, where he majored in Economics, graduating in 1980. To help pay for his education, Fischer worked summers as a crane operator on the fishing docks of Kodiak, Alaska unloading salmon boats. After his graduation, Fischer traveled solo around the world for a year, spending the bulk of his trip in Asia, before returning to Louisville.
At 25, Fischer co-invented the SerVend automated ice/beverage dispenser used to this day in convenience stores and restaurants. The small family business, SerVend International, transformed into a global manufacturing company employing over 300 people under Fischer's leadership. In October 1998, SerVend was one of three U.S. small business companies to be honored with a site visit by the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award examiners. In November 1998, Flomatic International, SerVend's valve manufacturing division, received the Oregon Quality Award. The Rochester Institute of Technology and USA Today recognized SerVend's achievements by awarding it the Quality Cup Award in the small business category in 1999.The Manitowoc Company purchased SerVend in late 1997.
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