Business career
After leaving Georgetown, Fishback joined the hedge fund Greenlight Capital in 2021. [9] Fishback was employed by Greenlight Capital until 2023, when he resigned in anticipation of his termination due to his "low productivity." [10]
In October 2023, Fishback sued in Greenlight Capital in a dispute over his job title. [11] In a lawsuit filed by Fishback, he claimed to have held a senior macro role at Greenlight, more specifically, the "head of macro." [11] Fishback stated that he was promoted to the position, his second in his two-and-a-half years with the company, after previously working as a research analyst and trader. [12] Greenlight Capital denied Fishback's claims and states that the position of "head of macro" has never existed. [13] [14]
In June 2024, Greenlight Capital countersued Fishback, alleging that he had misrepresented his role at the firm and breached his employment agreement, while concurrently defaming Greenlight. [14] In September 2025, Fishback acknowledged that he had shared confidential Greenlight positions and strategies to his personal email and operated an undisclosed trading account, actions which breached his employment agreement. Under the settlement, he agreed to delete or return all Greenlight materials he still held and cover the firm’s legal expenses. [15]
In 2023, Fishback founded Azoria Partners, an investment management firm focused on global macro strategies. [16] In 2025, Azoria launched the Azoria 500 Meritocracy ETF, which tracks the S&P 500 but excludes companies with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. [17] [18] [19]
In 2019, Fishback founded Incubate Debate, a debate league that provides tournaments and training for middle and High School students. [20] [21]
In early 2025, Fishback gained national attention when he proposed the "DOGE Dividend," a plan to return 20% of savings from the federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) directly to taxpayers. [22]
2026 Florida gubernatorial campaign
On November 24, 2025, Fishback announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2026 Florida gubernatorial election. [23] Fishback is challenging frontrunner Byron Donalds, a U.S. representative endorsed by Donald Trump. In his announcement video, Fishback criticized Donalds' record in Congress, and later attacked Donalds for his ties to "corporate interests" and states that he was a "slave to his donors." [24] [25] He also criticized Donalds by calling him a "Black Nationalist" in reference to a past Kwanzaa greeting he posted, while subsequently clarifying that he wanted to defund events that celebrate African American culture. [26] [27]
Fishback has been described as a strong supporter of Florida governor Ron DeSantis, and has praised his "historical record" while in office. [28] During his gubernatorial campaign, Fishback defended supporters of far-right political commentator Nick Fuentes, stating "I've found the audience of young men who follow and watch Nick Fuentes to be actually incredibly informed and insightful and very patriotic." [29] Fishback has been described as a "groyper." [30] [31] [32] In response Fishback has stated, "I don't even know what that means, groyper." [31] [33]
Political views
Domestic policy
Fishback has made affordability a key topic of his gubernatorial campaign, and has highlighted the rising costs of living in Florida, stating that he wants to make housing more affordable in particular. [34] He has suggested that increasing competition and "standing up to insurers" as a means to combat the issue. [35] Fishback supports eliminating property taxes on homestead properties. [36] [35] Fishback supports banning investment firms, such as BlackRock, from purchasing single-family homes. [31]
Fishback additionally is against the construction of AI datacenters in Florida, claiming that doing so will drive up energy data and prices. [37] Fishback said that his focus on affordability has been inspired by the campaign of New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. [29] [31]
Fishback has campaigned on abolishing the H-1B visa program and has pledged to fire employees working for the Florida state government under it. [38] [39] [40] Fishback is against immigration to the United States and has stated that he supports a "complete immigration moratorium". [41] Fishback supports a complete ban on abortion, including in cases of rape and incest. [42]
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