Career
Fisher is a Contributor for Forbes Magazine, has spoken at the United Nations, and been council to political advisors like Doug Holtz-Eakin, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office and current president of the American Action Forum policy institute. In 2013 Fisher left the public sector to create a private consulting firm focused on health and human rights: HHR Strategies, Incorporated.
Fisher was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where her father was a fireman and small business owner. She received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and biology from the University of Missouri, her Masters in Public Policy from the University of Chicago, and is currently ABD for a Doctor of Philosophy in health policy from the University of North Carolina.
Policy
Fisher has been an advisor on Capitol Hill and North Carolina, Illinois and Louisiana state legislatures.
Her legislative writing primarily focuses on health reform, Medicare and Medicaid. However, in Illinois and North Carolina she also backed concussion legislation for youth sports.
In 2012, Fisher was a signatory to an amicus curiae brief submitted to the Supreme Court in support of severability during the National Federation of Independent Business v Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, as it pertained to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Acting. Sports
In 2015, Fisher was named Executive Director of the Global Brain Health Coalition, a joint effort between the United Nations Ambassador of Sports and Peace Jack Brewer, retired professional athletes including Sidney Rice and a team of neuroscientists.
At the 2016 Super Bowl, Fisher will host the first all day health care event in tandem with NFL and NFLPA.
Fisher currently lives in Washington, District of Columbia