Jon Fisher Silicon Valley entrepreneur, author and economic analyst Date of Birth: 19.01.1972 Country: USA

Content:

1. Early Life and Education
2. Entrepreneurial Ventures
3. NetClerk (1998)
4. Predilect (2010)
5. Unemployment Forecast (2008)
6. Consumer Societies in Global Economy
7. Other Activities
8. Adjunct Professor
9. Personal Life

Early Life and Education

John Fisher was born on January 19, 1972, at Stanford Hospital in California.

He graduated from The Nueva School and Crystal Springs Uplands School before attending Vassar College and the University of San Francisco.

Entrepreneurial Ventures

AutoReach (1994)

Co-founded and served as CEO of AutoReach, which later became AutoNation.

NetClerk (1998)

Led the company's online building permit services.
Collaboration with GovWorks.com
Assisted in restructuring and winding down the prominent website.
Bharosa (2004)

Co-founded and served as CEO of Bharosa, an authentication solutions company, until its acquisition by Oracle Corporation.

Predilect (2010)

Appointed CEO of the cybersecurity company.
CrowdOptic (2010)
Became CEO of the mobile audience engagement platform.
Economic Analysis and Predictions
Housing Market Indicator of Unemployment

Observed a correlation between declining new housing starts and rising unemployment rates in the United States.

Unemployment Forecast (2008)

Accurately predicted a 9% unemployment rate in the US by April 2009.
Employment Peak Forecast (2009)

Projected that unemployment in the US would not exceed 10.4% and would decline to 8.0% by the end of 2010.

Consumer Societies in Global Economy

Advocate for the importance of consumer societies in driving economic growth.

Other Activities

Book Author

Published "Strategic Entrepreneurism: Shattering the Start-Up Entrepreneurial Myths," which is a required MBA textbook at several institutions.

Adjunct Professor

Teaches at the University of San Francisco.
Governance

Former trustee of the Hillsborough School District and Pacific Vascular Research Foundation.

Personal Life

Married to Darla Kincheloe Fisher, owner of Koze boutiques.
Has a daughter born in 2010.

Economy

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