Background
Fisher was born in the United States.
John Fisher was a student of Phillips Exeter Academy between 1974 and 1977.
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
From 1977 to 1982 Fisher studied at Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts. In 1991, he earned his Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.
John Fisher was a student of Phillips Exeter Academy between 1974 and 1977.
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
From 1977 to 1982 Fisher studied at Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts. In 1991, he earned his Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.
Fisher was born in the United States.
John Fisher was a student of Phillips Exeter Academy between 1974 and 1977. From 1977 to 1982 he studied at Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts. In 1991, he earned his Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.
Fisher started his professional career at Alex, Brown & Sons. Later on, Fisher's worked at ABS Ventures from 1984 to 1989. The company focused on enterprise software and services. In 1991 became a partner on the Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) Growth team. Currently, he remains a partner on the DFJ Venture team through Fund X.
He is at present responsible for the firm’s investments in Katerra, Pulsepoint, and Renovate America. Among his previous investments are SafeView (L3); CafeMedia (acquired by Zelnick); Good Technology (acquired by Blackberry); Software Quality Automation, which went public and was later acquired by Rational (IBM); SolarCity, which went public and was later acquired by Tesla (TSLA); Wit Capital, which went public and later merged with SoundView (Schwab), etc. On behalf of various DFJ funds, John sourced the firm's investments in Baidu (BIDU), United Online (UNTD), Hotmail (Microsoft), and Combinet (CSCO).
At present, he's a board member of Good Technology, CafeMom, Pulsepoint, SolarCity, SCIenergy, and Raydiance. Besides, John Fisher serves on the Investment Committees of DFJ Growth Fund (Menlo Park), DFJ Esprit Ventures (London), DFJ ePlanet Ventures (global), and DFJ New England (Boston).
In the non-profit realm, John Fisher serves as a Trustee of the California Academy of Sciences, and he is on the board of Common Sense Media.
