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Mayor Greg Fischer
Committed to creating new jobs and building the best city government in America, Greg Fischer was sworn in as Louisville’s 50th mayor on January 3, 2011.
Since taking office, Mayor Fischer has directed a review of city government, beginning with Public Works, Animal Services and Planning and Design and formed the Merger 2.0 Task Force to insure that government consolidation is working for all citizens.
He settled two long-running lawsuits, and helped facilitate a breakthrough on the Ohio River Bridges Project – potentially reducing the cost by more than a billion dollars. He also pushed forward a deal to preserve and renovate the historic Whiskey Row block of W. Main St., announced a new corporate headquarters relocating to Louisville, and delivered a balanced city budget – all within the first few months.
Greg was born in Louisville on January 14, 1958, the son of George and Mary Lee Fischer. He is an entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist and was elected Louisville’s 50th Mayor on November 2, 2010.
On May 9, Mayor Fischer announced a plan to save and renovate historic Whiskey Row buildings on W. Main Street.
He graduated from Louisville’s Trinity High School and majored in Economics at Vanderbilt University. To help pay for his college education, and to finance a trip around the world, Fischer spent his summers in Kodiak, Alaska, as a crane operator helping unload salmon boats. His year abroad, most of it spent in Asia, gave him a global perspective on life and on business.
He is married to Dr. Alexandra Gerassimides, the daughter of Greek immigrants who were uprooted during the Greek Civil War. Greg and Alex met in 1982 at a Valentine’s Day party in Old Louisville. They have four children -- Eleni, George, Nick and Mary.