Margaret Fischer, ASA, CFA
Director

Margaret Fischer joined Caliber Advisors, Inc., as Vice President in 2004 and opened the firm’s Washington DC office in January 2008. She concentrates her practice on business valuation, the valuation and structuring of partnerships and limited liability companies, and litigation support. Her casework includes the valuation and financial analysis of business interests, derivative interests, securities, intangible assets, and intellectual property. Most of her work is performed for tax and financial reporting compliance, and she has also conducted transfer-pricing studies for regulatory compliance purposes.

Prior to joining Caliber, Ms. Fischer was an associate managing director in the valuation division of Kroll Zolfo Cooper, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kroll Inc. In this role, she performed the company's internal SFAS 141 and SFAS 142 financial reporting valuations, managed the valuation of multi-billion dollar entities undergoing restructuring, and maintained a local practice performing business and partnership valuations. Before joining Kroll, she was a senior associate at Business Valuation Services (CBIZ) and director of valuation services for The Valuations Group in Memphis, Tennessee. Ms. Fischer began her career as a real estate analyst, appraising various types of commercial real estate—apartment complexes, subdivision developments, office and industrial buildings, and shopping centers. She has over 15 years of valuation experience.

In addition to her client responsibilities, Ms. Fischer lectures to government agencies, law firms, and the business community on topics related to business valuation. She has also taught business valuation at the Division of Professional Studies at the University of California, San Diego Extension. Ms. Fischer received her BS in business with a concentration in finance/real estate from Indiana University in 1988. She is a member of numerous professional organizations and continues to supplement her education with courses offered by the American Society of Appraisers.