David Fischer Biography and Net Worth

David Fischer is Facebook’s chief revenue officer, a role he has held since 2019. He previously served as the social media giant’s VP of business and marketing partnerships.

After 11 years with the company, Fisher announced his departure from Facebook in March 2021, but he plans to remain on until the fall to ensure a smooth transition. 

In his current role, he leads Facebook’s advertising business and its global sales and marketing teams. 

Before starting at Facebook in 2010, he was Google’s VP for global online sales and operations. He was responsible for creating and directing the company’s online sales channel, and he also helped grow its digital advertising network into the world’s largest. 

Fischer was previously deputy chief of staff at the U.S. treasury department during the Clinton administration. While there, he served as an advisor to the treasury secretary and worked on various issues of federal economic policy. Prior to that, he worked as an editor for U.S. News & World Report, covering business and economics out of Washington, DC.  

He is one of the World Economic Forum’s “Young Global Leaders,” and he is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute, an international nonprofit committed to solving some of the world’s most critical challenges. He currently sits on the board of hospitality company, Alterra Mountain Company, and is the immediate past board chair of the Ad Council, an American nonprofit that produces and promotes public service announcements.

Fischer earned his bachelor’s degree at Cornell University and his M.B.A. at Stanford University.