Biography

Ms. Fisher is an entrepreneur, independent investor, and advisor. She is Founder and Chairman of PatientRightsAdvocate.org, a nonprofit, non-partisan policy and research organization seeking healthcare price transparency, giving power to American consumers – patients, employers, and unions – to lower their costs of care and coverage through a functional marketplace and choice. Ms. Fisher is also Co-Founder and Chairman of PowertothePatients.org, a nonprofit advocacy organization that generates public awareness on how upfront prices can lower costs and protect patients from overcharges.

Ms. Fisher also serves on the Board of Directors of Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DEA), a publicly held real estate investment trust based in Washington, D.C., where she chairs the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and serves on the Audit and Compensation Committees. Ms. Fisher is also Managing Director of WaterRev, LLC, an investment company focused on innovative technology companies that enable sustainable practices of water use.

In 1992, Ms. Fisher founded ViaCord, Inc., a cord blood stem cell banking company, and served as its Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer from 1993 to 2000. In 2000, she co-founded ViaCell, Inc., a cellular medicines company, and served as President and on the Board of Directors. ViaCell, the successor to ViaCord, went public in 2005 and was subsequently sold to PerkinElmer in 2007.

Ms. Fisher serves on the board of directors of several not-for-profit organizations including FitMoney.org which she co-founded, the National Park Foundation, The Florida Council of 100, and the Library of Congress Trust Fund. She previously served on the board of directors of Water.org.

Ms. Fisher is the spouse of C. James Koch, Boston Beer’s Founder and Chairman.

She brings significant entrepreneurial experience, as well as insight in business strategy, operations, and consumer marketing to the Board’s overall business perspective.