Itzhak Fisher Explained

Itzhak Fisher (Hebrew: איציק פישר), is an Israeli businessman who served as the Founder and General Partner of Pereg Ventures.

He was previously Executive Vice President, Global Business Development at Nielsen Holdings. His responsibilities included strategic business development initiatives as well as all Mergers & Acquisitions and overseeing the Sports Practice. He was co-founder and chairman of Trendum, before selling the new entity to the Nielsen company.

In the 1990s, Fisher co-founded and was the CEO of RSL Communications, a Telco company which raised more than $1.7 billion dollars in capital. At the end of 2000, Fisher left the company, it was de-listed from NASDAQ, and was dissolved shortly thereafter.[1]

He formerly also served as Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign official.[2] [3] [4] [5] He was Treasurer of the Likud party, in Israel, from 1992 to 1994.[6] He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the New York Institute of Technology.[7] [8] [2]

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  1. https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1000076768 Itzhak Fisher's comeback
  2. Web site: In a Former Life: Itzhak Fisher, Financial Management Article. 1 January 2000. inc.com. 4 August 2018.
  3. News: How Jewish Billionaire Ron Lauder's Media Empire Crumbled. Amir. Teig. 9 August 2015. 4 August 2018. Haaretz.
  4. Web site: Ron Lauder Invests In The Israeli Nielsen Innovate Incubator - Jewish Business News. 3 March 2014. jewishbusinessnews.com. 4 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Srpska calling. Kerry A.. Dolan. forbes.com. 4 August 2018.
  6. Web site: Itzhak Fisher | the Jewish Week . 2016-02-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160311163829/http://www.thejewishweek.com/category/person/itzhak_fisher . 2016-03-11 . dead .
  7. Web site: Itzhak Fisher - TEDx Times Square. tedxtimessquare.com. 4 August 2018.
  8. Web site: Stocks. Bloomberg.com.