John J. Fisher
| John J. Fisher | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 1st 1961 (age 55) |
| Residence | San Francisco, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | BA Princeton University MBA Stanford University |
| Occupation | Retail executive |
| Known for | majority owner of the Oakland Athletics |
| Net worth |
 $2.4 billion (September 2015)
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| Spouse(s) | Laura Meier Fisher |
| Parent(s) |
Donald Fisher Doris Feigenbaum |
| Family |
Robert J. Fisher (brother) William S. Fisher (brother) |
John J. Fisher (born June 1, 1961) is an American businessman. He is the majority owner of Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics and has stakes in Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes and Scotland's Celtic F.C. He is the son of Gap Inc. founders Donald Fisher and Doris F. Fisher.
Fisher is the son of Doris Feigenbaum Fisher and Don Fisher, the co-founders of Gap, Inc. Fisher attended Phillips Exeter Academy and Princeton University, where he received a bachelor's degree in 1983. After college, Fisher worked in the mailroom at the Republican National Committee and worked as a fund-raiser for former President Ronald Reagan and then-Vice President George H.W. Bush. He then attended graduate school at Stanford University School of Business where he earned a master's degree in Business Administration. Fisher, who is Jewish, has two brothers: Robert J. Fisher and William S. Fisher.
After graduate school, he took a job for a real estate company that did business with his parents' company, the Gap. The business was not successful and he became president of Pisces Inc., the Fisher family's investment management company. He established a relationship with Lewis Wolff to jointly purchase several Fairmont hotels in San Francisco which led to his investment in the Oakland Athletics. He also has stakes in Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes and Scotland's Glasgow Celtic football club.
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