William S. Fisher is an American businessman and philanthropist.
Background
The son of Gap Incorporated. 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. Fisher was born to a Jewish family, is the son of Doris Feigenbaum Fisher and Don Fisher, the co-founders of Gap, Incorporated. He has two brothers: Robert J. Fisher and John Jay Fisher.
Education
Fisher attended Phillips Exeter Academy.
Career
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. began his career at The Gap after earning his Master of Business Administration starting first as the store director for the Banana Republic and then the general manager for Gap in Canada. 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 Chief Executive Officer. 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. 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.