Mr. Fisher served as president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 2005 until 2015. During his tenure, he served as a member of the Federal Open Market Policy Committee, as the chair of the Conference of Federal Reserve Bank Presidents, and as the chair of the Information Technology Oversight Committee for the 12 Federal Reserve banks.
Previously, from 2001 to 2005, Mr. Fisher was vice chairman of Kissinger McLarty Associates, a strategic advisory firm. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Fisher served as deputy U.S. trade representative with the rank of ambassador. Mr. Fisher currently serves as a director of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and formerly served as a director of AT&T Inc. and PepsiCo. Inc. From 2015 to 2024 he served as a senior advisor for Barclays PLC. Mr. Fisher earned his B.A. in economics from Harvard University and his M.B.A. from Stanford University.