Ann C. Fisher was sworn in as Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission on August 8, 2019, for a first term, following her nomination by President Donald J. Trump and confirmation by the United States Senate. Commissioner Fisher is a proud 30-year federal employee. Prior to joining the Commission, Fisher spent twelve years working in the U.S. Senate, advising members on small business, health care, federal employee and Postal Service issues. She began her career serving as an economist for her home state senator, Larry Pressler (R-SD) on the Senate Small Business Committee. She later joined Senator Thad Cochran’s staff on the International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee, serving as the Senator’s advisor on federal employee and U.S. Postal Service issues.

Her final four years in the Senate were as deputy staff director to then-Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Fisher was the primary Senate Republican aide overseeing passage of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006. Additionally, Fisher spent four years as government relations executive at the U.S. Postal Service Headquarters. She was charged with overseeing resolution of congressional concerns throughout the country’s Midwest region. In 2006, Fisher joined Postal Regulatory Commission Chair Dan G. Blair as chief of staff at the newly renamed and empowered Postal Rate Commission. Prior to her nomination by President Trump, Fisher served for several years as the Commission’s director of public affairs and government relations. Commissioner Fisher holds a B.S. degree in mathematics from Minnesota State University, Mankato and an M.A. degree in economics from the University of South Dakota. Her term expires October 14, 2024.

Ms. Fisher holds an M.A. degree in economics from the University of South Dakota and a B.S. degree in mathematics from Minnesota State University, Mankato.