Biography

Cynthia A. Fisher is a director. Ms. Fisher is Founder and Chairman of PatientRightsAdvocate.org, a nonprofit, non-partisan organization that seeks systemwide healthcare price transparency to empower American consumers and employers to know actual quality and prices of care and coverage upfront. In 2011, Ms. Fisher founded WaterRev, LLC, an investment company located in Newton, Massachusetts, focused on innovative technology companies that enable sustainable practices of water use. She is an independent investor, entrepreneur, and advisor. In 1992, Ms. Fisher founded ViaCord, Inc., a cord blood stem cell banking company, and served as its chairman and chief executive officer of from 1993 to 2000. In 2000, she co-founded ViaCell, Inc., a cellular medicines company, and served as its president and as a member of the board of directors. ViaCell, the successor to ViaCord, went public in 2005 (Nasdaq: VIAC) and was subsequently sold to PerkinElmer (NYSE: PKI) in 2007. Ms. Fisher also serves on the board of directors of the Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE: SAM), and on the board of directors of several not-for-profit businesses including the National Park Foundation. Ms. Fisher co-founded and is Chairman Emeritus of Fitmoney.org which provides curriculum for K-12 financial literacy. She previously served on the board of directors of Water.org. Ms. Fisher holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS and honorary Doctorate of Science from Ursinus College.