A graduate of Louisiana State University with an MBA in finance, Kirk Fisher has held leadership positions for companies such as the Plexos Group and The Advocate newspaper. Additionally, Kirk Fisher has experience in the field of academia, serving as a guest lecturer at the Louisiana Business and Law Society and a guest instructor at both the University of CUVE in Beijing, China, and the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He is currently an adjunct faculty member at the Baton Rouge campus of Louisiana State University.

A past member of the board of directors of the Arts Council for Greater Baton Rouge, Mr. Fisher remains active in his community through volunteer work with Saint George Catholic School. In his free time, he joins several business professionals to play in a band called Better than Nobody. The band performs at no charge for church auctions and fundraisers, as well as for charitable organizations such as Casa for Casa, which provides services for children who have been abused.