John J. Fisher Net Worth And House: How Rich Is John Fisher? How Did John J Fisher Make His Money?

In September 2015, Forbes estimated his net worth to be $2.4 billion.

The Fisher family is one of the 30 largest landowners in the US, owning 440,000 acres in California alone.

The owner of an unusual combination of businesses, Fisher Companies Inc. operates as the holding company for three distinct businesses—Fisher Mills Inc., Fisher Broadcasting Co., and Fisher Properties Inc. —involved in flour milling, radio and television broadcasting, and real estate, respectively.

After graduate school, he took a job for a real estate company that did business with his parents’ company, the Gap.

The business was not successful and he became president of Pisces Inc., the Fisher family’s investment management company.

He established a relationship with Lewis Wolff to jointly purchase several Fairmont hotels in San Francisco, which led to his investment in the Oakland Athletics.

He also has stakes in Major League Soccer’s San Jose Earthquakes and Scotland’s Glasgow Celtic football club.

Fisher has been the majority owner of the Athletics since he and Wolff closed on their joint purchase of the team in 2005 and is now also the managing general partner.

In November 2016, Wolff sold his 10% share in the Athletics to Fisher giving Fisher full ownership of the team.