Arnold Fisher Senior Partner, Fisher Brothers Honorary Chairman, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
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Arnold Fisher Senior Partner, Fisher Brothers Honorary Chairman, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund Arnold Fisher is a Senior Partner at Fisher Brothers, one of the city’s largest and most respected real estate firms. Among his contributions to the New York City skyline have been such signature buildings as 299 Park Avenue, 605 Third Avenue, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, Park Avenue Plaza, Imperial House and 50 Sutton Place South. Arnold became Chairman of the Board of the Intrepid Air, Sea and Space Museum Foundation in May 2003 and served through December 2006. Centered around the historic aircraft carrier Intrepid, the Foundation educates 700,000 annual visitors about sea, air and space history and technology. The Foundation serves as a monument for all who have served in our nation’s defense. He also spearheaded the efforts of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF), which provided financial support for spouses and children of fallen U.S. service members. The Fund changed direction and constructed The Center for the Intrepid, a state-of-the-art physical rehabilitation center at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, which opened in January, 2007. Arnold also led the construction of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, in Bethesda, Maryland, which opened in June, 2010. NICoE is a 72,000 square foot, two-story facility located on the Navy campus in Bethesda, Maryland, adjacent to the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. NICoE is designed to provide the most advanced diagnostics, initial treatment plan and family education, introduction to therapeutic modalities, referral and reintegration support for military personnel and veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic stress (PTS) and complex psychological health issues. Further, NICoE will conduct research, test new protocols and provide comprehensive training and education to patients, providers and families, while maintaining telehealth follow-up across the country and throughout the world. His work on NICoE followed his service on the Defense Department committee investigating Walter Reed Medical Center. Following the opening of NICoE, the IFHF committed to opening nine satellite facilities, known as Intrepid Spirit Centers to extend the care to the home bases of many of the troops suffering the effects of TBI and PTS. To date, Intrepid Spirit Centers have opened at Fort Belvoir, VA, Camp Lejeune, NC, Fort Campbell, KY, Fort Bragg, NC and Fort Hood, TX. A sixth is under construction at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. IFHF plans to build a total of 3 more Intrepid Spirit Centers at Camp Pendleton, CA, Fort Carson, CO and Fort Bliss, TX. Arnold has also served as Chairman of the Fisher House Foundation from 1999 until 2003 when he turned the chairmanship over to his son, Kenneth. The Foundation constructs comfort homes to house families of hospitalized military veterans. To date there have been 70 Fisher houses built on US military bases around the country. He now serves as Vice Chairman. He was made an Honorary Knight of the British Empire in 2005 for his contributions to families of British armed forces members killed in action and his support of closer UK-US relations. Arnold’s other philanthropic causes include the Veterans Bedside Network and the development of the Vietnam Memorial in Westchester County. He also served as the Chairman of the Board of the Hall of Honor (Home of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society) and on the Board of the New York Chapter of the USO. Arnold has three children, Kenneth, Steven and Karen and ten grandchildren. .