William S. Fisher
William Sydney Fisher (born 1958) is an American investor, hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. He has been a director of Gap Inc. since 2009, and 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. As of January 2018, Fisher has a net worth of US$1.85 billion. 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 Graduate School of Business, from which he earned a master's degree in Business Administration. Investment career Fisher began his career at The Gap after earning his MBA, 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