Max Martin Fisher (1908-2005) was an American oil executive and businessman, Republican fundraiser and presidential advisor, and leading Jewish philanthropist who served as chairman of the World Jewish Congress American Section. Born on July 15, 1908, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Russian Jewish immigrants, Fisher grew up in Salem, Ohio, where he excelled in high school football. He attended Ohio State University on a football scholarship starting in 1926, graduating in 1930 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. After moving to Detroit, Michigan, to join his family, he worked as a salesman for his father's Keystone Oil Refining Company in 1931 and later founded Aurora Gasoline in 1933 with investor Henry E. Wenger, building it into a major oil company that owned Speedway gas stations. Fisher sold Aurora Gasoline and held chairmanships at United Brands and other companies, while investing in large-scale real estate projects. A major Republican Party donor and advisor to multiple U.S. presidents, he was recognized for his business acumen and philanthropy, supporting numerous causes through foundations like the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation. His legacy includes endowments at institutions like Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business.