Stephen Fisher

About

Stephen Fisher is a Principal and the Chief Investment Officer at First Degree Global Asset Management, Singapore, since June 2011. He co-founded First Degree in 2011. **Experience and Background:** * He has over 25 years of experience as an investment professional with leading investment management groups in the United States, Asia, and Australia. * Before co-founding First Degree, he was the Head of Global Fixed Income Product – Asia Pacific at JPMorgan Asset Management. In that role, he managed mandates from Central Banks, Sovereign Wealth Funds, and large institutions in the Asia Pacific region. He spent 18 years at JP Morgan Asset Management. * Earlier roles at J.P. Morgan Investment Management in New York and Australia include Australian Head of Capital Markets Research and Asia Pacific Regional Head of Capital Markets Research. * He was an Independent Non-Executive Director at Avation Plc from 2016 to 2025. **Education:** * Bachelor of Economics (First Class Honours) from the University of Sydney. * Master of Science (Finance) from the W.E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Rochester, New York. * PhD (Finance) from the W.E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Rochester, New York. **Expertise:** * Stephen's areas of expertise include quantitative analysis of fixed income, equity, and derivative securities, as well as asset allocation techniques. * He has advised central banks and sovereign