Robert Fisher

Robert Fisher (born c. 1948) is an American academic administrator. He served as the president of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. from 2000 to 2021. He was one of the highest paid university presidents in the United States. He graduated from Henderson State University, where he earned a bachelor of science in business administration. He subsequently earned a master in business administration from the University of Memphis, and a PhD from the University of Arkansas. In 2010, when a lesbian soccer coach was let go shortly after coming out, Fisher said sexual orientation was irrelevant to Belmont's decision to fire or hire faculty and staff, and that gay and lesbian students were "welcome" on campus.

Fisher is one of the highest paid university presidents in the United States. He earned $2,120,091 in 2016.

Personal life Fisher has a wife, Judy, with whom he has co-authored a book.

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