Michael Fisch

Michael Fisch began his career on Wall Street in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 1983 and also worked at Bain & Company in 1986 before entering private equity in 1987. In 1993, he became a financial advisor to the William Rosenwald Family, whose father, Julius Rosenwald, built Sears, Roebuck & Company into the dominant U.S. retailer in the early 1900s.

In 1994, Michael founded the modern American Securities (with the Rosenwald Family and Charles D. Klein), and has served as CEO since its inception. Under his leadership, the firm grew over 3 decades into a leading middle-market US private equity firm. For additional professional background, view Michael Fisch on LinkedIn.

Michael served and serves on numerous corporate and nonprofit boards. He has been a member of the President’s Leadership Council of Dartmouth College, where he received a BA in Economics and Policy Studies in 1983, since 2011 and has been a guest lecturer for more than 20 years at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business (“GSB”), where he received an MBA in 1987. He is a regular speaker on private equity, governance, and economic policy. He is also Chair of the Freedom and Prosperity Center Advisory Council at the Atlantic Council and a Trustee of Northwell Health where he Chairs the Governance Committee.

He is very active in not-for-profits, with a focus on healthcare, economic policy, and religion, as well as food security initiatives in New York City. Outside of his professional work, he is a devoted father of four, an Ironman triathlete, and an art enthusiast.