Phillip Wm. Fisher

Founder of Mission Throttle (est. 2009), Phillip Fisher is leading philanthropic culture change towards acceptance of innovative capital to accelerate community change. As a capitalist and philanthropist, he is leading sustainable strategies to connect, collaborate and deploy effective market-driven solutions to evolve community capital, human resources, and impact investing. Mission Throttle’s current priority is accelerating the advancement of the Impact Investing ecosystem.

Mr. Fisher’s experiences span both for-impact and for-profit organizations. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation and serves on the Legacy, Impact Investing and Early Childhood Committees. Mr. Fisher is the Chairman Emeritus of The Fisher Group, the family’s single-family office and serves as the Chair of the Executive Compensation Committee and is a member of the Investment Committee. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (“DSO”) and Co-Chairs the DSO Impact Campaign. He serves on the Board, Executive, Futures, and Investment Committees for the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan (“CFSEM”).

Prior Affiliations

Mr. Fisher served as CEO of The Fisher Group for over a quarter-century ending in 2005. The Fisher Group is a single-family office serving the asset management needs of the four generations of the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher family. Mr. Fisher was Chairman of the Board of Durakon Industries during the 1990’s and headed the sale of the company to Littlejohn in 1999. He was also a board member of Charter One Bank for over seven years before it was purchased by Royal Bank of Scotland in 2004. Additionally, Mr. Fisher served as Chair of the Investment Committees of the Jewish Foundations of North America, the board of Detroit Country Day School, the board of the Council of Michigan Foundations, the Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit, National Council Member for the Skandalaris Center at Washington University in St. Louis and board of the United Way of SE Michigan. He served as a member of the Advisory Board for Impact Investing at the Ford Motor Company Fund. He served on the board of Starfish Family Services (“SFS”) for over three decades.  He also served on the Hope Starts Here Steering Committee and the Dean’s Advisory Council for the Fisher School of Business at The Ohio State University. In 2008, he served on Governor Snyder’s Early Childhood Task Force.