Donald Fisher

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Donald G. Fisher (born 1928) is a businessman. He was the founder of The Gap clothing stores, and is a billionaire. After he graduated Lowell High School (San Francisco), he attended the University of California, Berkeley and is an alumnus of the Theta Zeta chapter of the national fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon. He earned a BS degree from the Haas School of Business in 1951. According to Forbes, his estimated worth is to be at US$3.3 billion.

Fisher has been active in several public education causes, including the being a major contributor to KIPP charter schools—a national network of low-income, high-achieving college preparatory public charter schools. He is also a contributor to Teach For America, GreatSchools.net, and EdVoice, a state-wide coalition of California business leaders and others who support education reform. Fisher also serves on the California State Board of Education.