William S. Fisher

William S. Fisher Biography

William S. Fisher (born 1958) has been a director of Gap Inc. since 2009 and is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Manzanita Capital Limited. 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.

Early life and education

Fisher was born to a Jewish family, 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. He is a 1979 graduate of Princeton University, where he received a bachelor's degree and a 1984 graduate of the Stanford University School of Business, from which he earned a Master's Degree in Business Administration.

Career

Fisher began his career at The Gap after earning his M.B.A. starting first as the store director for the Banana Republic and then the general manager for Gap in Canada. 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. 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. In 2009, he was appointed to the Gap's Board of Directors.

Philanthropy

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.

Personal life

Fisher is married to Sakurako Fisher. They have three children. His wife - who graduated from Stanford with a B.A. in 1982 - was born in Japan to an American father and a Japanese mother and serves as president of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

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