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 San Jose Mercury News is a news outlet that covers the Bay Area, providing the latest news on technology companies and trends, as well as housing and real estate news. The private company is based in San Jose, CA. The company also covers high school sports and have reported on doctors seeing new symptoms in children with COVID-19, including itchy conjunctivitis with sticky eyes. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2006-12-30 |
| The Dallas Times Herald | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1986-03-30 |
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation (dba Hewlett Foundation) is a nonpartisan, private charitable foundation headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The foundation was founded in 1966 by engineer and entrepreneur William R. Hewlett and his wife, Flora Lamson Hewlett, with their eldest son, Walter Hewlett. Hewlett Foundation provides grants to a broad range of institutions across the globe to help people build better lives. | Sales & Marketing | - |
Training of Jack Fischer
| University of Kansas | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of Michigan | Graduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 3 |
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The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation (dba Hewlett Foundation) is a nonpartisan, private charitable foundation headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The foundation was founded in 1966 by engineer and entrepreneur William R. Hewlett and his wife, Flora Lamson Hewlett, with their eldest son, Walter Hewlett. Hewlett Foundation provides grants to a broad range of institutions across the globe to help people build better lives. | Miscellaneous |
| The Dallas Times Herald | |
San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News Publishing: NewspapersConsumer Services San Jose Mercury News is a news outlet that covers the Bay Area, providing the latest news on technology companies and trends, as well as housing and real estate news. The private company is based in San Jose, CA. The company also covers high school sports and have reported on doctors seeing new symptoms in children with COVID-19, including itchy conjunctivitis with sticky eyes. | Consumer Services |
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