Steve Fischer

Steve Fischer is the current Chief Business Officer at DuckDuckGo. Prior to this, they were an Entrepreneur in Residence at SRI International from May 2018 to September 2018. In this role, they advised on business strategies specializing in business development, strategic marketing, channel strategy and go-to-market planning. Steve also supported fundraising, market research, institutional data partnerships, and product definition.

From November 2015 to April 2019, Steve was a Business Development and Strategy Advisor at Fischer Marketing, LLC. In this role, they advised on business strategies specializing in business development, strategic marketing, channel strategy and go-to-market planning. Steve also supported fundraising, market research, institutional data partnerships, and product definition.

Prior to that, Steve served as the Senior Director of Sales, Business Development & Partner Management at Microsoft from May 2004 to October 2015.

Steve Fischer graduated with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Santa Clara University in the field of Technology Management. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (B.S.C.E.) & Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University.

They are on a team with Cristina Stanley - VP, Marketing, Kamyl Bazbaz - VP, Communications, and Chris Morast - VP, Design. Steve Fischer reports to Gabriel Weinberg, CEO & Founder.