Robert J. Fisher (born c. 1954) has been a director of Gap Inc. since 1990; he was previously chairman of the board and interim chief executive officer. The son of Gap Inc. founders Donald Fisher

Donald Fisher

Donald George Fisher was an American businessman who founded The Gap clothing stores.-Personal history:...

 and Doris F. Fisher, Bob Fisher has been involved with the company as a board member or employee for nearly 30 years.

Fisher's professional history with the company began when he became a Gap store manager in 1980. Following that, Fisher went to work at the company's corporate headquarters, where his roles increased in responsibility, with hands-on experience as a merchant and executive.

Fisher was named President of Banana Republic in 1989, and was named an Executive Vice President of Gap Inc. in 1992. He served as Chief Financial Officer of Gap Inc. from 1993 to 1995, at which time he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of the company. In 1997 he was named President of Gap brand, overseeing the adult, babyGap and GapKids businesses.

Fisher became a member of the Board of Directors in 1990, and has served as chairman of the Board of Directors in 2004.

Fisher is a trustee on various non-profit boards, including Conservation International

Conservation International

Conservation International is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, which seeks to ensure the health of humanity by protecting Earth's ecosystems and biodiversity. CI’s work focuses on six key initiatives that affect human well-being: climate, food security, freshwater...

, the Natural Resources Defense Council

Natural Resources Defense Council

The Natural Resources Defense Council is a New York City-based, non-profit, non-partisan international environmental advocacy group, with offices in Washington DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Beijing...

 and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a modern art museum located in San Francisco, California. A nonprofit organization, SFMOMA holds an internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art and was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th century art...

.

Bob Fisher attended Phillips Exeter Academy

Phillips Exeter Academy

Phillips Exeter Academy is a private secondary school located in Exeter, New Hampshire, in the United States.Exeter is noted for its application of Harkness education, a system based on a conference format of teacher and student interaction, similar to the Socratic method of learning through asking...

 and Princeton University

Princeton University

Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....

, where he received a bachelor's degree. He is also a graduate of the Stanford University

Stanford University

The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

School of Business, from which he earned a Master's Degree in Business Administration.