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Profile
Prior to joining The Hewlett Foundation, Mr. Fischer was a long-time staff writer for the San Jose Mercury News, where he most recently was the art critic.
In his years at the Mercury News, he was a general assignment and investigative reporter, and was part of the staff that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
Before that, he worked at newspapers in New Jersey and Texas, and at States News Service in Washington D.C.
Former positions of Jack Fischer
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
San Jose Mercury News
 San Jose Mercury News Publishing: NewspapersConsumer Services Publishes newspapers | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/2006 |
The Dallas Times Herald | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/03/1986 |
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Hewlett Foundation aims to maintain or grow their asset size and spending power in inflation-adjusted terms with risk at a level appropriate to their program objectives. They diversify their investments among various financial instruments and asset categories and use multiple investment strategies. As a general practice, except for their holdings in Hewlett-Packard and Agilent stock, all financial assets of the foundation are managed by external investment management firms. Some assets are invested with limited partnerships that invest in the securities of companies that may not be immediately liquid, such as venture capital and buyout firms, and in real estate equity limited partnerships that have investments in various types of properties. | Sales & Marketing | - |
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The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Hewlett Foundation aims to maintain or grow their asset size and spending power in inflation-adjusted terms with risk at a level appropriate to their program objectives. They diversify their investments among various financial instruments and asset categories and use multiple investment strategies. As a general practice, except for their holdings in Hewlett-Packard and Agilent stock, all financial assets of the foundation are managed by external investment management firms. Some assets are invested with limited partnerships that invest in the securities of companies that may not be immediately liquid, such as venture capital and buyout firms, and in real estate equity limited partnerships that have investments in various types of properties. | Miscellaneous |
University of Kansas
 University of Kansas Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
University of Michigan
 University of Michigan Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News Publishing: NewspapersConsumer Services Publishes newspapers | Consumer Services |
The Dallas Times Herald |
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