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Mr. Fisher is a CPA and has 14 years of finance and tax experience with Fortune 500 companies, a national public accounting firm, and several startup companies. He is experienced in raising capital to fund business growth and project development, as well as structuring complex transactions to efficiently monetize investor benefits while minimizing tax implications. Prior to starting Kennison, a consulting practice focused on providing renewable energy finance advisory services, Mr. Fisher was the Chief Financial Officer for two wind energy development companies, Wind Capital Group and Generation Energy. Mr. Fisher’s responsibilities included directing all corporate financial and strategic objectives including procuring corporate and project-level capital, structuring transactions to efficiently monetize tax and economic benefits for investors, implementing corporate accounting systems and managing human resources. In 2008, Mr. Fisher led Wind Capital Group through a $150 million investment with a strategic partner. Mr. Fisher also co-founded the Energy Tax Practice for a top-15 national public accounting firm, where he led a firm-wide team of energy tax credit subject matter experts who provided consulting services related to federal and state energy tax incentives including the Section 45 Production Tax Credit and the Section 48 Energy Credit. He provided financial structuring, accounting/tax, valuation, and due diligence support for a wide array of renewable technologies including wind, solar, biofuels, energy efficiency and fuel cells. In addition to his work with the firm’s energy practice, Mr. Fisher provided real estate transaction advisory services to investors, syndicators and developers on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, Historic Tax Credit and New Markets Tax Credit deals. Mr. Fisher is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Maryland. He received his undergraduate degree in Accounting from Penn State, and holds a Masters in Taxation from American University.

Recent Comments by Bill Fisher

• "Garrett, While I cannot say that I totally agree with your waste stream tax concept, I want to commend you for the obvious amount of thought that y"
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• "Garrett, Your initial question is spot-on - the tools we are currently using are broken. Beyond that, I am slightly confused with your response. "
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• "Elias, You have outlined several critical issues that MUST be addressed in order for there to be a sustainable (no pun intended) renewable energy i"
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