Joseph Fichera

Joseph Sebastian Fichera grew up in a working-class family of Italian descent in Rochester, New York. Princeton admitted him to the class of 1976 on a tuition scholarship. He was the only student from the city admitted. After later earning his MBA from the Yale School of Management and many years on Wall Street, he returned to Princeton as an executive fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Before forming Saber Partners in 2000, Fichera learned the complexities of investment banking from the bottom up. He started as an Associate and through promotions served variously as a vice president in corporate finance at Smith Barney, and a managing director originating and executing transactions, often through product development at both Prudential Securities and Bear Stearns. During the Carter presidency, he was a special assistant for policy in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. In addition, Mr. Fichera has served as a Senior Advisor to The Williams Capital Group, L.P. an independent securities brokerage, investment management and financial services firm.