Adam Fisher is an author, journalist, and private historian.

He grew up in Silicon Valley playing Atari, programming computers, and reading science fiction. He learned his trade in New York City during the heyday of Conde Nast and the glossy magazine. Today he lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and writes books about founders, startups, and breakthroughs — telling their stories and documenting their histories.

 

Services

  • Private History

  • Corporate History

  • Consulting

  • Public Speaking

 

Awards and Recognition

For journalism:

  • Folio Eddie Award, Long-form Feature Content, 2022

  • Los Angeles Press Club, SoCal Journalism Award, Feature Writing, 2022


For Valley of Genius:

  • “Highbrow Genius”, New York magazine

  • Kirkus starred review (“An immensely readable account of America’s wild cauldron of innovation.”)

  • One of the year’s "ten best" per Bloomberg BusinessWeek, 2018

  • One of the season's "ten best" per the BBC, summer 2018

  • Full chapter excerpt in New York, The Smithsonian, Wired, and Medium

  • Regional Best Seller