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John Fischer

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General Partner at Accion Venture Lab · Chief Investment Officer at Accion

Olney, Maryland, United States

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About

John Fischer is Chief Investment Officer at Accion. He has more than 20 years of experience investing in equity positions within financial inclusion businesses, including both financial institutions and fintech companies at various stages from early-stage through scaling phases.

Experience

  1. AccionChief Investment Officercurrent2012 — presentWashington D.C. Metro Area
  2. AccionVice President2000 — 2012Boston
  3. BancoSol S.A.Alternate Directorcurrent2013 — presentLa Paz, Bolivia
  4. Early Dawn Microfinance Company Ltd.Directorcurrent2019 — present
  5. Accion Microfinance Bank LimitedDirector2012 — 2022Lagos, Nigeria
  6. Northern Arc CapitalDirector2018 — 2020Chennai, India

Skills & more

Strategic PlanningFinancial AnalysisBankingEmerging MarketsPrivate EquityFinTechBusiness StrategyCapital MarketsCorporate FinanceCredit RiskFinancial ModelingInvestments
+8 morePortfolio ManagementRisk ManagementCreditDue DiligenceMicrofinanceStrategyValuationVenture Capital

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Colleagues at Accion Venture Lab

Amee Govind Parbhoo
General Partner at Accion Venture Lab
Esteban Altschul
President, Accion Impact Management at Accion
Livingston Parsons III
General Partner at Accion Venture Lab
Rahil Feroz Rangwala
General Partner at Accion Venture Lab

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Fischer?
John Fischer is Chief Investment Officer at Accion. He has more than 20 years of experience investing in equity positions within financial inclusion businesses, including both financial institutions and fintech companies at various stages from early-stage through scaling phases.
Where does John Fischer work?
John Fischer is General Partner at Accion Venture Lab.
Where did John Fischer go to school?
John Fischer studied at Questrom School of Business, Boston University (MBA); Boston University (MA, International Relations); Haverford College (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics).

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