John J. Fisher Biography
Fisher, John J., is an American businessman. He owns the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball and has investments in the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer and Celtic F.C. of Scotland. He is the son of Donald Fisher and Doris F. Fisher, the founders of Gap Inc.
How old is John J. Fisher? – Age
He is 60 years old as of 1 June 2021. He was born in 1961 in the United States. His real name is John Joseph Fisher.
John J. Fisher Family – Education
Fisher is the son of Gap, Inc. co-founders Doris Feigenbaum Fisher and Don Fisher. Fisher has two brothers, Robert J. Fisher and William S. Fisher, who are both Jewish. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Princeton University in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree. Fisher worked in the Republican National Committee’s mailroom after graduation and as a fundraiser for then-President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George H.W. Bush. He went on to Stanford University School of Business to pursue his master’s degree in business administration.
John J. Fisher Wife
He is married to Laura Meier Fisher. The couple lives in San Francisco.
John J. Fisher Politics
Fisher donated roughly $9 million to a dark money organization that opposed Barack Obama in the 2012 election, according to his mother Doris F. Fisher, and brothers William S. Fisher and Robert J. Fisher.
John J. Fisher Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $2.4 billion. Forbes assessed his net worth to be $2.4 billion in September 2015.
John J. Fisher Career
Fisher got a position at the Republican National Committee’s mailroom. He also worked as a fundraiser for President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George W. Bush. Fisher later worked for a real estate firm that dealt with Gap. Following that, he became President of the family’s investment company Pisces Inc, where he met Lewis Wolff. Fisher invested in his passion, sports after the two bought a few Fairmont hotels in San Francisco.
Fisher, a sports fan, owns a controlling position in the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball, modest ownership in the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer, and a tiny stake in Glasgow Celtic of Scotland. He’s also the Chairman of the KIPP Foundation (Knowledge is Power Program), which focuses on teacher training for the KIPP school network.
Doris and her sons possess over 43 percent of the company’s shares, either directly or indirectly through several family trusts. The Fisher family got $100 million in dividends every year at the zenith of the company’s performance. The family owns 440,000 acres in California alone, making them one of the top 30 landowners in the United States.
John J. Fisher Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $2.4 billion. In September 2015, Forbes estimated his net worth to be $2.4 billion.