Episode 44

Patrick Fisher on Banking on the Unbanked

May 16, 2022

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by self-proclaimed “Banking Nerd” Patrick Fisher, Founder and Managing Partner of Creation Investments, to chat about how living in China taught him how important access to banking services was for the poor and the unbanked, what it’s been like to be in the Impact investing space for over 15 years, how he sees financial inclusion as the driver towards the world’s elimination of poverty, and much more.

A New Lens with CommonGood Capital
A New Lens with CommonGood Capital
#44 - Patrick Fisher on Banking on the Unbanked
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Guest

Patrick Fisher
Founder and Managing Partner of Creation Investments
Mr. Fisher is a leader in the financial services industry globally and leads all aspects of Creation Investments Capital Management's operations, sits on the firm’s Investment Committee and on the board of several of the firm’s portfolio companies globally, along with other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. Patrick graduated from the University of Notre Dame and received his MBA from Northwestern University. He speaks basic Chinese and is fluent in Spanish, and lives in Chicago with his wife and three children.

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